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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Angel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Owen leave on Johnny's porch in an attempt at an apology?
(a) A tin of homemade fudge.
(b) His baseball cards.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A drawing of the two boys together.

2. What happens to the house of the mother whose son is killed in the Vietnam war?
(a) It is cared for by neighbors.
(b) It becomes a magnificent garden.
(c) It becomes dilapitated.
(d) It is vandalized.

3. Which character was referred to as "the little doll"?
(a) Ms. Wheelwright.
(b) Johnny Wheelwright.
(c) Owen Meany.
(d) Dan Needham.

4. Fill in the blank: In the first paragraph of the novel, Johnny says, "I am a ____ because of Owen Meany."
(a) Monster.
(b) Convict.
(c) Hero.
(d) Christian.

5. What does the mother, whose son is killed in the Vietnam war, say about those who protest the war?
(a) That they should be prayed for.
(b) That they should be sent to the war.
(c) That they are NOT un-patriotic.
(d) That they ARE un-patriotic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Owen respond when Johnny calls his mother's death an accident?

2. How old was Johnny when his mother died?

3. Whose religious doubts does Johnny appreciate?

4. What must Owen endure from his fellow classmates?

5. What does Owen claim God has taken from him to make him God's instrument?

(see the answer key)

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