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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. When Leola is found in the bathtub, who is her note addressed to?

2. What did Leola and Boy name their son who was born nine months after the dinner where Leola was humiliated in front of Dunstan?

3. When Dunstan does not get the job as the new Headmaster, he insists on a paid leave of absence to go where?

4. In relation to Destiny, what does Dunstan see himself as?

5. Dunstan asks Padre Blazon if he has found God helps him be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Dunstan is in the shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, what is he pondering?

2. What memory has Boy suppressed from their childhood that shocks Dunstan when he learns Boy doesn't remember it?

3. What are the two things that Dunstan gets the Board to agree to instead of naming him Headmaster?

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

5. When it becomes evident to Dunstan that Paul does not want him back stage, what does he do?

6. What is Padre Blazon's personal theory about what will happen when Jesus returns?

7. What are Paul's hopes for the show after Mexico?

8. Why does Dunstan feel that Boy is using him in his entourage?

9. Why does Dunstan enjoy writing the autobiography of Magnus Eisengrim?

10. When Dunstan tries to remind Boy about the things he has done in his life, including the stone-in-the-snowball incident, Boy responds unpleasantly and accuses Dunstan of what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using the descriptions of saints that are provided in the book, which saint most resembles Dunstan and why?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 1, Percy Staunton is referred to as the narrator's "lifelong friend and enemy." Using examples from the book, which would you say Percy was to the narrator - a friend or an enemy?

Essay Topic 3

What is the definition of a conscience, and can someone be a conscience for someone else? Does Dunstan act as Boy/Percy Staunton's conscience? Please support your answers with examples from the book.

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