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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dunny's mother makes him choose between Mrs. Dempster and her, what is Dunny's choice?
(a) To enlist in the military.
(b) His mother.
(c) To leave town to go to college.
(d) Mrs. Dempster.

2. Dunstan becomes victim of what rumors as a bachelor teacher?
(a) That he doesn't like women.
(b) That he is a pedophile.
(c) That he is difficult to live with.
(d) That he is a homosexual.

3. Who is the prettiest girl in the village?
(a) Leanna Crushik.
(b) Leola Cruikshank.
(c) Mary Papple.
(d) Marian Dempster.

4. Who is Percy caught in a sexual act with?
(a) Denna Parcival.
(b) Leola Cruikshank.
(c) Leanna Dummster.
(d) Mabel Heighington.

5. What book does Dunstable carry around in his pocket while he is serving at the front?
(a) A book of magic tricks.
(b) A book of jokes.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A book of prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of his military service, what emotional ailment did Dunstable suffer from?

2. With what equipment does Dunny learn tricks that captivate Paul Dempster?

3. Where does Dunstan become a teacher?

4. Which church does Dunstan visit on his way out of town after his parents' funeral?

5. What happened to Dunstan's family's house and newspaper business after he left for school?

Short Essay Questions

1. While in Europe searching for the statue he saw on the battlefield, what does Dunstan find that becomes a life-long study?

2. Why does the narrator recall the date the story begins so clearly?

3. Why does Dunstable carry around a Bible when he is a soldier?

4. Why do the villagers judge Mrs. Dempster as lacking?

5. What steps does Leola take in order to be the wife that Boy wants her to be?

6. When he is presented the V.C. award by the King, what does Dunstable think about heroes?

7. Why does Dunstan want to teach boys?

8. Why does Dunny develop the habit of keeping secrets?

9. Why is Dunstan unwilling to marry any woman?

10. What does Reverend Dempster pray about often?

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