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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, The Voice.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between which two characters' homes does Johnny decide to divide his time?
(a) Aunt Martha's and Owen's.
(b) Dan Needham's and his grandmother's.
(c) Owen's and Dan Needham's.
(d) Aunt Martha's and his grandmother's.

2. What role has Owen played every year in the Christmas pageant and swears that he will never play again?
(a) The Christ Child.
(b) A wiseman.
(c) Joseph.
(d) An angel.

3. How does Owen respond when Johnny calls his mother's death an accident?
(a) He is furious.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is gracious.
(d) He is embarrassed.

4. What does Owen call the column that he writes for the Gravesend newspaper?
(a) The Voice.
(b) The Truth.
(c) The Gospel.
(d) The Word.

5. Johnny's mother encourages Owen to switch what?
(a) Schools.
(b) Religions.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Shampoos.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which holiday does Owen hope to meet Johnny's cousins?

2. Who does Owen say should not be left alone with Tabitha's dressmaking dummy?

3. In chapter 3, why does Owen enter Tabitha's bedroom?

4. What does Mrs. Wheelwright (Johnny's grandmother) decide to purchase after the two major deaths of the year?

5. What is the name of the town in which this novel takes place?

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