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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. During his college years, Percy Staunton renamed himself what?
(a) Boyd Staunton.
(b) Boy Staunton.
(c) Man Staunton.
(d) Percy Boyd Staunton.

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

3. What is the title of Dunstan's first published book?
(a) A Hundred Saints for Everyone.
(b) A Hundred Saints for Teachers.
(c) A Hundred Saints for Travelers.
(d) A Hundred Saints for Boys and Men.

4. Who is the leader of the circus Paul belongs to?
(a) Le Sollom.
(b) Le Solitaire.
(c) Le Soliere.
(d) Le Solariam.

5. Who introduces Dunstan to the concept of a "fool-saint?"
(a) The Anglican priest.
(b) The Baptist priest.
(c) The Catholic priest.
(d) The Protestant priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cuts Dunstan's hair at the barbershop after his return to the village?

2. How big was the population of Dunstan's home village at the beginning of the story?

3. What is Leola wearing when she is standing next to Percy at Dunstan's celebration?

4. How old was the narrator on December 27, 1908?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dunstan gain his nest egg?

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

3. Why does Dunstan kiss Leola during the celebration of war heroes in the village?

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

5. Why does Dunstan want to teach boys?

6. When Dunstable awakens in the hospital, what has happened to his body?

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

8. Why do the Dempster's always take their stroll around town during the dinner hour?

9. Boy wants Dunstan to drop his fixation with saints, but Dunstan feels differently about his path in life. Why?

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

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