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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Johnny's grades in his first year at the University?
(a) They remain about average.
(b) They are at the top of his clas.
(c) They are the lowest in his class.
(d) They surpass Owen's.

2. What event in Johnny's life does he feel still stuck in?
(a) The days with the armadillo.
(b) The Christmas Pageant.
(c) The summer he spent with Hester.
(d) The final baseball game.

3. What behavior of Hester's becomes a worry for her cousin, Johnny.
(a) Her gambling.
(b) Her smoking.
(c) Her drinking.
(d) Her cursing.

4. What is Owen unable to do in military training?
(a) Complete 150 push-ups.
(b) Climb a 20 foot rope ladder.
(c) Respect his authorities.
(d) Scale a 12 foot wall.

5. What does Owen say about the nuns?
(a) They're horrible.
(b) They're beautiful.
(c) They're angels.
(d) They're unnatural.

6. Who does Owen invite to the school dance?
(a) Ginger Brinker-Smith.
(b) Barb Wiggins.
(c) Mary Beth Baird.
(d) Hester Eastman.

7. What does Owen desire to do upon graduation?
(a) Work in recruiting for the military.
(b) Join the fighting branch of the military.
(c) Sabotage the military.
(d) Drop out of the military.

8. Why did Tabitha claim she could not return the item she purchased back to Jerrolds?
(a) Because she had damaged the item.
(b) Because the store burned down.
(c) Because she had lost the receipt.
(d) Because she couldn't remember where she purchased it.

9. What type of establishment is Old Freddy's?
(a) A bar.
(b) A casino.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A strip club.

10. What realization does Johnny make during the performance of "A Christmas Carol"?
(a) That Dan Needham is evil.
(b) That he knows who his father was.
(c) That Owen is going to die.
(d) That his mother is still with him.

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

12. What does Johnny believe makes Owen attractive to girls?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His height.
(c) His religious zest.
(d) His confidence.

13. What happens when Barb Wiggins loses control of the angel during the Christmas pageant?
(a) He becomes terribly tangled in the ropes.
(b) He swings wildly, taking down the stars.
(c) He plummets into a free fall.
(d) He crashes into the manger holding the Christ Child.

14. What does Owen say before he makes the cut on Johnny?
(a) This pains me more than it does you.
(b) This way we'll always be together.
(c) Just think of this as my little gift to you.
(d) I do this in the name of the Father.

15. Where does Johnny work in the summer of his first year at the University?
(a) At Meany Granite.
(b) At Gravesend Academy.
(c) He doesn't have a job.
(d) At Old Freddy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the audience for Dan Needham's play affected by Owen's performance in the Christmas pageant?

2. Which character seems to have insider information on the brewing affair between JFK and Marilyn Monroe?

3. Where is Owen transferred upon graduation?

4. For his new sport, Owen has perfected a new skill. How long does he give himself to perform this new skill?

5. What year is it when the two boys begin at the University?

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