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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. Who presents Dunny with his military award?

2. What name does Milo Papple give to the Dempster's house?

3. Who is the narrator's intended audience?

4. What does Dunstan do right after college?

5. What do Percy and Leola name their first child?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the villagers decide that Mrs. Dempster is "simple?"

2. While in Europe searching for the statue he saw on the battlefield, what does Dunstan find that becomes a life-long study?

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

4. Boy gives stock tips to Dunstan that help him increase his wealth, but also cause Dunstan to feel what emotions towards Boy?

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

6. Why is Dunstan unwilling to marry any woman?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book covers the transition of three characters from boys to men: Paul Dempster, Percy Staunton, and Dunstan. Pick one of the characters and, using examples from the book, explain how he grew from a boy to a man and what events/people influenced him along the way.

Essay Topic 2

If you had to pick one theme that is present throughout the book, what theme would that be? Support your reasoning with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, how has Dunstan's personality and character changed throughout the story? When he was a child, how did he deal with his problems? How does he deal with them as an adult? What was important to him as a child, and what is important to him now? Why did Dunstan's character change?

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