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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dan think is the ultimate message that Owen was trying to send with the stuffed animal?
(a) Uncertainty.
(b) Apology.
(c) Malice.
(d) Forgiveness.

2. What is the name of the town in which this novel takes place?
(a) Houndstooth.
(b) Sandlewood.
(c) Gravesend.
(d) Tomb Hollow.

3. What is Owen's murder weapon?
(a) A handgun.
(b) A pool stick.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A hatchet.

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

5. Who does the person praying at the grave believe is speaking to them?
(a) Tabby's ghost.
(b) A spirit.
(c) God.
(d) An angel.

6. Who does Owen say should not be left alone with Tabitha's dressmaking dummy?
(a) Anyone.
(b) Dan Needham.
(c) Aunt Martha.
(d) Johnny.

7. What must Owen endure from his fellow classmates?
(a) Affection.
(b) Wedgies.
(c) Teasing.
(d) Tickling.

8. How are Johnny's cousins described?
(a) As prissy.
(b) As rambunctious.
(c) As boring.
(d) As shy.

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

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

11. Fill in the blank: Owen says that "_____ makes people crazy."
(a) Religion.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Sex.

12. As an adult, what does Johnny think will hold human's responsible for their actions?
(a) Nothing.
(b) An individual's conscience.
(c) God.
(d) History.

13. How does Johnny respond to Owen's request to meet his cousins?
(a) He is angry that Owen wants more friends.
(b) He is excited to have all his friends together.
(c) He is embarrassed of Owen.
(d) He is worried that his cousins will like Owen better.

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. When the Brinker-Smiths enter the room that Owen and Johnny are investigating, where does Johnny hide?
(a) Behind the door.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) Behind the drapes.
(d) In the closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ms. Wheelwright makes the announcement that she has good news, what does her family assume?

2. What is Johnny's mother's name?

3. Who is Lydia?

4. Who does Johnny wish he knew the truth about?

5. Who does Owen attempt to convince to keep his role in Dan Needham's play?

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