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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what equipment does Dunny learn tricks that captivate Paul Dempster?
(a) Cards.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Coins.
(d) Top Hat.

3. What does Dunstan do right after college?
(a) He earns another B.A.
(b) He earns his Ph.D.
(c) He earns his M.A.
(d) He goes to work as a teacher.

4. What feeling does Dunny admit to after hearing of his parents' death?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Relief.
(d) Calm.

5. What military division was Dunstable part of?
(a) The Second Canadian Division.
(b) The First Canadian Division.
(c) The Third Canadian Division.
(d) The Third Canadian Division.

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

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

8. What is Dunstan's quest in Europe?
(a) To find various statues of the Madonna.
(b) To visit all the battlefields so he can see where he was injured.
(c) To visit all his fellow soldiers who live in Europe.
(d) To find the statue of the Madonna he saw on the night he was injured.

9. When Dunny's mother makes him choose between Mrs. Dempster and her, what is Dunny's choice?
(a) To enlist in the military.
(b) His mother.
(c) To leave town to go to college.
(d) Mrs. Dempster.

10. What is the name of the narrator of the story?
(a) Dunny.
(b) Percy.
(c) Denny.
(d) Dunston.

11. What is the name of Dunstan's home village?
(a) Daunton.
(b) Deptford.
(c) Dampton.
(d) Demford.

12. What news did Dunny's parents receive before they died?
(a) That Dunny was in the hospital and sick.
(b) That Dunny had won a prestigious award.
(c) That Dunny was alive.
(d) That Dunny was dead.

13. In an effort to find shelter during a night raid, what does Dunstable run into that saves his men from enemy fire?
(a) A nest of German machine gunmen.
(b) A nest of German infantry men.
(c) A nest of German snipers.
(d) A nest of German artillery.

14. What does Dunstan tour in Europe?
(a) Churches.
(b) Tourist sights he has never seen.
(c) The battlefields where he once fought.
(d) Other colleges where he could teach.

15. What is revealed in Europe as Dunstan's life long interest?
(a) The study of saints and statues found in historical churches.
(b) The study of Catholic churches.
(c) The study of saints of the Catholic church.
(d) The study of paintings in historical churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Percy caught in a sexual act with?

2. Where does the village gather to celebrate Dunstan's return?

3. In the Fall of 1919, what school does Dunstan enter?

4. What do Leola and Percy name their second child?

5. What is the name of the lady who took Mary Dempster away from Deptford?

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