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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Little Lord Jesus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the blank: Down by the riverside, Owen shouts, "He can hide from you, but he can't hide from _____ ."
(a) The truth.
(b) God.
(c) The light..
(d) Me.

2. Which character is killed in the Vietnam war?
(a) Pastor Merrill.
(b) Dan Needham.
(c) Harry Hoyt.
(d) Owen Meany.

3. 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.

4. Where did Ms. Wheelwright meet her new boyfriend?
(a) In the doctor's office.
(b) On an airplane.
(c) On the Internet.
(d) On the train.

5. After the funeral, who walks with Johnny to his mother's grave?
(a) Owen.
(b) Aunt Martha.
(c) Hester.
(d) Dan Needham.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Dan Needham described?

2. What is Owen's murder weapon?

3. Why is it impossible for any pitcher to strike Owen out playing baseball?

4. Who does Owen believe could be the "certain prescence" in Dan Needham's play?

5. What happens to the house of the mother whose son is killed in the Vietnam war?

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