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

2. What does Dunny tell Diana he wants to do after the war?

3. When Dunstable seeks shelter in a bombed out building after getting shrapnel in his leg, what building is he in?

4. The "fool-saint" comes from which religious tradition?

5. How many years does Dunstan spend in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dunstan feel he can never love Diana?

2. Why do the villagers decide that Mrs. Dempster is "simple?"

3. Why does Diana give Dunstable the name Dunstan?

4. What traits does Dunstable observe in the members of his units that are attributed to German officers?

5. Why does the narrator recall the date the story begins so clearly?

6. What does Dunstan, the narrator, tell the Headmaster of the school that he recently retired from, is the point of this book?

7. Why does Dunstan want to teach boys?

8. Why does Boy choose the Prince of Wales as his role model?

9. Boy wants Dunstan to drop his fixation with saints, but Dunstan feels differently about his path in life. Why?

10. What does Reverend Dempster pray about often?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, how has Dunstan's personality and character changed throughout the story? When he was a child, how did he deal with his problems? How does he deal with them as an adult? What was important to him as a child, and what is important to him now? Why did Dunstan's character change?

Essay Topic 2

Liesl calls Dunstan one of the "twice-born." What does this mean? Do you agree or disagree with Liesl's characterization of Dunstan? Please support your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the following, and write about how the new name does or does not support the character's persona. Use examples from the text.

1. Dunstan as the Saint.

2. Percy as Boy.

3. Paul as Eisengrim.

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