"II. Name any undiscovered island in the Pacific Ocean."
The Parson knitted his brows in perplexity and reread the question.
"Undiscovered," he muttered. "Undiscovered! Surely that word is undiscovered. U-m-yes! But if an island is undiscovered how can it have any name? That must be a mistake."
In perplexity, the Parson went on to the next one.
"III. If a dog jumps three feet at a jump, how many jumps will it take him to get across a wall twelve feet wide?"
"IV. In what year did George Washington stop beating his mother?"
A faint light had begun to dawn upon Stanard's mind; his face began to redden with indignation.
"V. What is strategy in warfare? Give an example. If you were out of ammunition and didn't want the enemy to know it, would it be strategy to go right on firing?"
"VI. If three cannibals eat one missionary, how many missionaries will it take to eat the three cannibals?"
"VII. If a plebe's swelled head shrinks at the rate of three inches a day, how many months will it be before it fits his brains?"