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

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

3. With what equipment does Dunny learn tricks that captivate Paul Dempster?
(a) Cards.
(b) Coins.
(c) Top Hat.
(d) Eggs.

4. What college is Percy sent away to?
(a) Bashurn College.
(b) Colgate College.
(c) Colborne College.
(d) Ricburn College.

5. What is Dunstan's quest in Europe?
(a) To find various statues of the Madonna.
(b) To visit all his fellow soldiers who live in Europe.
(c) To visit all the battlefields so he can see where he was injured.
(d) To find the statue of the Madonna he saw on the night he was injured.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Amasa Dempster gives his resignation to his congregation, what does rumor say he does with Mrs. Dempster?

2. What religion is Mrs. Ramsay?

3. What do Leola and Percy name their second child?

4. Where does the town find Mrs. Dempster after she wanders off at night?

5. What is the name for someone who is a know it all?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dunstable do when he finds the German snipers?

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

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

5. What hampers Dunny from learning magic tricks?

6. Although Dunstan's family is not rich, why do they hold a position of privilege in the town?

7. Boy gives stock tips to Dunstan that help him increase his wealth, but also cause Dunstan to feel what emotions towards Boy?

8. What does Reverend Dempster pray about often?

9. What is Boy's logic in thinking that he is not cheating on his fiancee, as told to Dunstan?

10. What does Dunstan, the narrator, tell the Headmaster of the school that he recently retired from, is the point of this book?

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