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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Owen referred to in the text?
(a) As a bully.
(b) As a hero.
(c) As a martyr.
(d) As a villain.

2. What do the boys witness the Brinker-Smith's doing while they are hiding?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Making love.
(d) Fist-fighting.

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

4. Who does Owen believe could be the "certain prescence" in Dan Needham's play?
(a) Owen.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Mr. Morrison.
(d) Mr. Fish.

5. What type of quarry does the Meany family own?
(a) Gemstone.
(b) Quartz.
(c) Diamond.
(d) Granite.

6. Which President wrote the "State of the Union Message" that Johnny reads as an adult?
(a) President Bush.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) President Reagan.
(d) President Carter.

7. Who is Ginger in relation to Mr. Brinker-Smith?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His sister.
(c) His secretary.
(d) His wife.

8. How does Johnny swear he will die?
(a) As a Catholic.
(b) As an Anglican.
(c) As a Baptist.
(d) As an Agnostic.

9. For which holiday does Owen hope to meet Johnny's cousins?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Independance Day.
(d) Christmas.

10. What does Owen think that the turtledoves in the Christmas pageant look like?
(a) Cows.
(b) Stars.
(c) Angels.
(d) Aliens.

11. Where does Dan Needham live?
(a) At Gravesend cemetary.
(b) At Gravesend college.
(c) At Gravesend church.
(d) At Gravesend hotel.

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

13. What role does Owen cast himself as in the Christmas pageant?
(a) A wiseman.
(b) The Christ Child.
(c) Joseph.
(d) A shepherd.

14. What unusual stuffed animal is Dan Needham's gift to Johnny?
(a) An armadillo.
(b) A porcupine.
(c) An anteater.
(d) A skunk.

15. What/who does Owen say is in Tabitha's room with her?
(a) A ghost.
(b) The devil.
(c) A monster.
(d) An angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the adolescent boys of Gravesend view Ginger?

2. What happens when Owen and Hester are wrestling?

3. How old was Johnny when his mother died?

4. How do the Meanys respond to the news of Owen's Christmas responsibilities?

5. How does Owen typically respond when Johnny comes home from visiting his cousins?

(see the answer keys)

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