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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 is Leola wearing when she is standing next to Percy at Dunstan's celebration?
(a) A pair of earrings that Percy gave her.
(b) Dunstan's class ring on her finger.
(c) A diamond ring on her finger.
(d) A necklace that Dunstan gave her.

2. Who does Percy hit in the head with a snowball?
(a) Mr. Dempster.
(b) Dunny.
(c) Mrs. Dempster.
(d) Mrs. Staunton.

3. What type of damage did the snowball cause to the person it hit?
(a) Permanent vision damage.
(b) Permanent hearing damage.
(c) Permanent mobility damage.
(d) Permanent brain damage.

4. Dunstable's actions in battle won him what award?
(a) C.V. Award.
(b) V.C. Award.
(c) F.G. Award.
(d) K.L. Award.

5. What part of Dunstable's body is amputated?
(a) His foot.
(b) His arm.
(c) His leg.
(d) His hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who introduces Dunstan to the concept of a "fool-saint?"

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

3. What does Dunny tell Diana he wants to do after the war?

4. According to legend, what did St. Dunstan do to the devil?

5. The night before Dunny departs from the village, what does Leola Cruikshank announce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. Why does Dunstan want to teach boys?

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

6. What hampers Dunny from learning magic tricks?

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

8. How did Dunstan gain his nest egg?

9. Why was Dunstable relieved to hear the news of his mother's death?

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

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