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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, The Finger.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it impossible for any pitcher to strike Owen out playing baseball?
(a) Owen Meany crowds the plate.
(b) Owen Meany can hit any pitch.
(c) Owen Meany's strike zone is miniscule.
(d) There are no players who can actually pitch the ball.

2. Who does Owen inadvertently murder?
(a) His parents.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Tabitha Wheelwright.
(d) The Sunday school teacher.

3. Who is the narrator of the novel?
(a) An unnamed narrator.
(b) Owen.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Tabitha Wheelwright.

4. How is Dan Needham described?
(a) As awkward.
(b) As charming.
(c) As handsome.
(d) As unintelligent.

5. Where does Owen ask Johnny to meet him?
(a) At the monument shop.
(b) At the Episcopalian church.
(c) At Gravesend Academy.
(d) At Meany Quarry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes the dressmaking dummy from Tabitha's bedroom?

2. What does Dan think is the ultimate message that Owen was trying to send with the stuffed animal?

3. What does the mother, whose son is killed in the Vietnam war, say about those who protest the war?

4. How long did Tabitha and Dan wait before they were married?

5. What happens when Owen takes Scrooge to his grave in "The Christmas Carol"?

(see the answer key)

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