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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Amasa Dempster gives his resignation to his congregation, what does rumor say he does with Mrs. Dempster?
(a) Mrs. Dempster is sent to live with someone else.
(b) Mrs. Dempster is killed by her husband.
(c) Mrs. Dempster is tied up to a rope in the house.
(d) Mrs. Dempster is committed to an institution for crazy people.

2. Who does Percy hit in the head with a snowball?
(a) Mrs. Dempster.
(b) Mr. Dempster.
(c) Mrs. Staunton.
(d) Dunny.

3. What did Paul Dempster do when he was 10 years old?
(a) Run away with the circus.
(b) Run away with a magician.
(c) Run away with gypsies.
(d) Run away to his aunt.

4. During his college years, Percy Staunton renamed himself what?
(a) Boy Staunton.
(b) Percy Boyd Staunton.
(c) Boyd Staunton.
(d) Man Staunton.

5. Where does Dunstan become a teacher?
(a) Colborne College.
(b) University College.
(c) Colgate University.
(d) Colborne University.

6. What does Dunstan study in school after the war?
(a) Political Science.
(b) History.
(c) Government.
(d) English.

7. What is the title of Dunstan's first published book?
(a) A Hundred Saints for Everyone.
(b) A Hundred Saints for Travelers.
(c) A Hundred Saints for Boys and Men.
(d) A Hundred Saints for Teachers.

8. What does Dunstan give to Leola when he sees her next to Percy?
(a) A ring.
(b) A hug.
(c) His medal.
(d) A kiss.

9. What happened to Dunstan's family's house and newspaper business after he left for school?
(a) They were destroyed.
(b) He had them torn down.
(c) The house was sold, and the newspaper went out of business.
(d) He sold them at auction.

10. The night before Dunny departs from the village, what does Leola Cruikshank announce?
(a) That Dunny has replaced Percy in her heart.
(b) That she still loves Percy.
(c) That she will marry Dunny.
(d) That she wants to go with Dunny.

11. What nickname does Dunstable live down by performing a raunchy vaudevillian impersonation of Charlie Chaplain for the troops?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Priest.
(c) Reverend.
(d) Father.

12. What does the narrator remember from his war experience?
(a) Dodging bullets and attack plans.
(b) Earning medals and dodging bullets.
(c) Chaos and confusion.
(d) Historic events and confusion on the front lines.

13. When Dunstan leaves the Mission, what does he give Surgeoner?
(a) The supplies he prayed for.
(b) His phone number.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

14. What is the name for someone who is a know it all?
(a) Polymorphous.
(b) Polymouth.
(c) Polynoun.
(d) Polymath.

15. How old was the narrator on December 27, 1908?
(a) Ten years and nine months.
(b) Ten years and six months.
(c) Ten years and eight months.
(d) Ten years and seven months.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of his military service, what emotional ailment did Dunstable suffer from?

2. What does Percy's mother call him?

3. What skills does Mrs. Dempster lack because she grew up with servants?

4. Where does Dunstan go in Europe after he graduates?

5. What book does Dunstable carry around in his pocket while he is serving at the front?

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