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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. In which city did Johnny's mother meet his father?
(a) Denver.
(b) Tallahassee.
(c) Boston.
(d) San Francisco.

2. For his new sport, Owen needs a partner to help him. Who does he choose?
(a) Harry Hoyt.
(b) Dan Needham.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Hester Eastman.

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

4. How long did Tabitha and Dan wait before they were married?
(a) Four months.
(b) Four years.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Four days.

5. What does Owen keep detailed notes on in his journal?
(a) A list of his dreams.
(b) The movement of his military troop.
(c) Hester Eastman's peculiar behaviors.
(d) The event of his death.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barb Wiggins tease Owen Meany?

2. How is Johnny's mother described?

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

4. When Owen repeats the line, "God has taken your mother. My hands were the instrument. God has taken my hands. I am God's instrument," how does Johnny respond?

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

(see the answer key)

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