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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 speaking to Padre Blazon, who does Dunstan refer to as his devil?

2. Padre Blazon refers to Mary Dempster as what?

3. Liesl is a student of what?

4. Instead of using his own name as the author when he publishes the autobiography of Magnus Eisengrim, Dunstan uses what?

5. What does Boy rely on Dunstan for at parties?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Boy do when he is appointed Minister of Food in the Cabinet?

2. Before Dunstan leaves to return to Colborne college, what does he convince Paul to do?

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

4. After Dunstan moves Mrs. Dempster to a private hospital, what is the major error he commits?

5. How is Boy's second wife described in the book?

6. Why is Dunstan furious at Boy when Boy gives him the roll of film to develop?

7. What is unique about the magic show that Dunstan goes to see in Mexico?

8. Why is Leola a failure as a wife in Boy's eyes?

9. Why is Denyse's plan of getting Boy appointed Lieutenant-Governor described as a complicated plan?

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

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 2

Padre Blazon asks Dunstan who his devil is when Dunstan goes and visits him for the last time in Europe. How does Padre Blazon define a "devil," and, using that definition, is Liel really Dunstan's devil, or is it someone else? Why? Please explain your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Dunstan kept the stone that was in the snowball Percy threw when they were boys. Why did Dunstan keep the stone? Please discuss the themes of consciousness, remembrance, and learning from the past in relation to the loaded snowball event.

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