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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 does Boy return for good from his war efforts in Europe?
2. The final act of the show Dunston sees in Latin America is based on what tale?
3. When Dunstan visits Mary Dempster, after his return from Europe, what is she wearing each time he comes?
4. Where does Dunstan go the summer after Mary Dempster's death?
5. The role of Fifth Business is from what art form?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why is Denyse's plan of getting Boy appointed Lieutenant-Governor described as a complicated plan?
3. Why does Padre Blazon suggest that Dunstan put aside his guilt over Mary Dempster?
4. What does Dunstan think is suspicious about the way Leola died?
5. What are the two things that Dunstan gets the Board to agree to instead of naming him Headmaster?
6. Why is Leola a failure as a wife in Boy's eyes?
7. How is Boy's second wife described in the book?
8. What memory has Boy suppressed from their childhood that shocks Dunstan when he learns Boy doesn't remember it?
9. Why does Dunstan feel that Boy is using him in his entourage?
10. Why is Dunstan deemed unacceptable to be Headmaster at the school by the Board?
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
The title of the book is "Fifth Business." What do you think this title is meant to describe? Where in the book is the title mentioned, and why would it be mentioned there? Please support your answer with examples and ideas from the book.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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