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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Boy describes sex as if it were what sporting event?
(a) A football game.
(b) A wrestling match.
(c) A round of boxing.
(d) A basketball game.

2. What does Liesl tell Dunstan his obsession with Mary Dempster is about?
(a) His inability to connect with his fellow human beings.
(b) His inability to feel love for anyone.
(c) His inability to love a woman.
(d) His inability to love his mother.

3. The Board of the school where Dunstan is teaching wants its new Headmaster to be what?
(a) A Catholic.
(b) Married.
(c) A priest.
(d) Old.

4. What does Dunstan find in a local cathedral in Salzburg?
(a) The statue of the Madonna that looked like his mother.
(b) The statue of a long lost saint he wants to write about..
(c) The statue of the Madonna that he saw the night he was injured.
(d) The statue that saved the lives of his men during the war.

5. What health problem led to Mary Dempster's death?
(a) A stroke.
(b) Hitting her head.
(c) Falling down the stairs.
(d) A heart attack.

6. What school does David go to when he is twelve years old?
(a) Colborne College.
(b) University College.
(c) Colgate School University.
(d) Public School.

7. When Boy was at Eisengrim's show, what was he carrying in his pocket?
(a) A letter from his mistress.
(b) His wallet with a lot of money in it.
(c) The letter appointing him to be Lieutenant-Governor.
(d) A letter from his son.

8. Dunstan's habit is to visit Mary Dempster and her aunt when?
(a) Every other Saturday.
(b) Every Saturday.
(c) Every other Sunday.
(d) Every Sunday.

9. Wettenhall lost all his money in what event?
(a) The war.
(b) The investment market crash of 1934.
(c) The stock market crash of 1929.
(d) The Great Depression.

10. Dunstan's priest friend is tolerated by the other Jesuits because he is what?
(a) Fun and helpful.
(b) Smart and dying.
(c) Old and senile.
(d) Well-learned and intelligent.

11. Dunstan and his priest friend travel by train to what European city?
(a) Paris.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Antwerp.
(d) Venice.

12. Who is the most colorful priest that Dunstan meets in the Jesuit community?
(a) Padre Franco.
(b) Father Dylan.
(c) Padre Blazon.
(d) Father Ignacio.

13. What is Boy Staunton's best selling item?
(a) Doughnuts.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Vitamin enriched bread.
(d) Soft drinks.

14. Instead of using his own name as the author when he publishes the autobiography of Magnus Eisengrim, Dunstan uses what?
(a) Boy Staunton's name.
(b) The name of Magnus Eisengrim.
(c) The name of Mary Dempster.
(d) A pen name.

15. How does Orpheus Wettenhall die?
(a) He gets run over by a car.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He gets murdered.
(d) He doesn't die.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Dunstan is in Latin America, what kind of show does he go see?

2. Who does Dunstan believe Eisengrim is in love with?

3. What does Boy rely on Dunstan for at parties?

4. When Boy humiliates Leola at dinner with Dunstan, what story does Dunstan tell Boy?

5. When Paul thanks Dunstan for the temporary loan, what is he referring to?

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