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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 nickname does Dunstable live down by performing a raunchy vaudevillian impersonation of Charlie Chaplain for the troops?
(a) Father.
(b) Reverend.
(c) Deacon.
(d) Priest.

2. Who is the narrator's intended audience?
(a) The Headmaster of the school from which Dunstan Ramsay was fired.
(b) The Headmaster of the school from which Dunstan Ramsay has retired.
(c) The Headmaster of the school where Percy Stanton graduated from.
(d) The Headmaster of the school where the narrator teaches.

3. What does Mrs. Dempster do to bring Willie back to life?
(a) Prays and calls out his name.
(b) CPR.
(c) Prays over him.
(d) Breathes on him and calls his name.

4. What is the name of the narrator of the story?
(a) Dunston.
(b) Denny.
(c) Dunny.
(d) Percy.

5. What does Dunstan tour in Europe?
(a) Other colleges where he could teach.
(b) Churches.
(c) The battlefields where he once fought.
(d) Tourist sights he has never seen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Dunstan go in Europe after he graduates?

3. When Dunny's mother makes him choose between Mrs. Dempster and her, what is Dunny's choice?

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

5. In an effort to find shelter during a night raid, what does Dunstable run into that saves his men from enemy fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dunstan feel he can never love Diana?

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

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

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

5. What traits does Dunstable observe in the members of his units that are attributed to German officers?

6. How did Dunstan gain his nest egg?

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

8. What words from Mrs. Dempster come back to Dunstable when he is lying wounded in the church?

9. What does Reverend Dempster pray about often?

10. Why does Diana give Dunstable the name Dunstan?

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