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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the age of thirteen, what job does Dunny get?

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

3. Who is Percy caught in a sexual act with?

4. What is the name of Dunstable's nurse in the hospital?

5. During his college years, who is Percy Staunton's role model?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What hampers Dunny from learning magic tricks?

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

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

5. Why does Dunstan become a teacher?

6. Why is Dunstan unwilling to marry any woman?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Liesl calls Dunstan one of the "twice-born." What does this mean? Do you agree or disagree with Liesl's characterization of Dunstan? Please support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Pick one of the following, and write about how the new name does or does not support the character's persona. Use examples from the text.

1. Dunstan as the Saint.

2. Percy as Boy.

3. Paul as Eisengrim.

Essay Topic 3

Dunstan's father dies when he is young, and it is not clear, from the book, who Dunstan uses as his role model. Who do you think Dunstan uses as a father-figure and a role-model and why? Are these types of relationships even important to Dunstan? Please support your answer with examples from the text.

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