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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. What is the name of the woman Boy Staunton marries after the death of his first wife?
2. Liesl is a student of what?
3. Dunstan's habit is to visit Mary Dempster and her aunt when?
4. Boy describes sex as if it were what sporting event?
5. Who is Magnus Eisengrim?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does the head, during a magic show, say killed Boy Staunton?
2. Why is Leola a failure as a wife in Boy's eyes?
3. Why does Padre Blazon suggest that Dunstan put aside his guilt over Mary Dempster?
4. Why does Mary Dempster meet Dunstan when he visits her with her coat and jacket on?
5. How is Boy's second wife described in the book?
6. What is unique about the magic show that Dunstan goes to see in Mexico?
7. What memory has Boy suppressed from their childhood that shocks Dunstan when he learns Boy doesn't remember it?
8. Why is Dunstan deemed unacceptable to be Headmaster at the school by the Board?
9. Why is Dunstan furious at Boy when Boy gives him the roll of film to develop?
10. 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?
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
Padre Blazon asks Dunstan who his devil is when Dunstan goes and visits him for the last time in Europe. How does Padre Blazon define a "devil," and, using that definition, is Liel really Dunstan's devil, or is it someone else? Why? Please explain your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Who is the hero of this story, or is there no hero to the story? What characteristics does that character possess that makes them a hero, or what characteristics are lacking in the characters that make none of them a hero? Please support your answer with evidence from the text.
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