2. What is the tour in Mexico supposed to do for the show?
(a) Gain a following.
(b) Make money.
(c) Bring it to international notice.
(d) Perfect it.

3. Boy makes a fortune during what time period because he specializes in providing bulky, comforting and cheap food?
(a) The Depression.
(b) The 1940's.
(c) The 1910's.
(d) World War II.

4. When does Mrs. Dempster die?
(a) A year after Dunstan stops visiting her.
(b) A year after Boy returns from his war efforts.
(c) A year after Boy's second wedding.
(d) A year after Dunstan returns from Mexico.

5. Boy takes a lot of heat for what characteristic?
(a) Being neglectful to his wife.
(b) Being a rich capitalist.
(c) Being obsessed with the Prince.
(d) Being promiscuous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boy rely on Dunstan for at parties?

2. Dunstan loses his ability to visit Mary Dempster because he told her what?

3. Boy tells Eisengrim that he doesn't remember the Dempsters. What reason does Boy give?

4. What is Boy Staunton's best selling item?

5. Who is Magnus Eisengrim?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dunstan deemed unacceptable to be Headmaster at the school by the Board?

2. Why does Padre Blazon, after hearing about Mary Dempster's life and death from Dunstan, believe she is a hero in God's cause?

3. Why does Padre Blazon suggest that Dunstan put aside his guilt over Mary Dempster?

4. How does Boy Staunton make a fortune during the Depression?

5. After Dunstan moves Mrs. Dempster to a private hospital, what is the major error he commits?

6. What are some of the options that Dunstan thinks of while he is in the shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe for why people believe in miracles and have faith?

7. Why is Dunstan furious at Boy when Boy gives him the roll of film to develop?

8. Who does the head, during a magic show, say killed Boy Staunton?

9. Why, at Leona's funeral, does Dunstan feel ashamed after speaking with Milo Papple?

10. What happens to the young men that Boy takes under his wing in his company as prodigies?

(see the answer keys)

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