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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. Where does Dunstan go in Europe after he graduates?

2. Why is Paul not accepted by the village as a child?

3. What does Dunstan do when he visits his parents' now empty house?

4. When Dunstable seeks shelter in a bombed out building after getting shrapnel in his leg, what building is he in?

5. What religion is Mrs. Ramsay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Diana give Dunstable the name Dunstan?

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

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

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

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

6. At the beginning of the story, what happens when the narrator leaves Percy to go home for dinner?

7. What does Reverend Dempster pray about often?

8. Why does Boy choose the Prince of Wales as his role model?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Percy and Dunstan are two characters with a relationship throughout the book. How does their relationship benefit each of them when they are children? When they are in university? When they are adults? What kind of relationship does theirs resemble and why? Are they like competitors, or are they more like siblings? Please support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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