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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dan believe will disappear once Owen begins his schooling at Gravesend?
(a) He religious zeal.
(b) His laughter.
(c) His eccentricities.
(d) His zest for life.

2. What is Hester protesting?
(a) The new headmaster.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) Being kicked out of school.

3. With everything that goes wrong in the pageant, how does the audience respond to the show?
(a) They are amused.
(b) They are embarrassed.
(c) They are frustrated.
(d) They are enthralled.

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

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

6. On the night of the Christmas play, which character is hinted to be able to see the future?
(a) Dan Needham.
(b) Hester Eastman
(c) Johnny.
(d) Owen.

7. What is it about Owen that fascinates the person from Tabitha's past?
(a) His religious zeal.
(b) His confidence.
(c) His height.
(d) His voice.

8. What year is it when the two boys begin at the University?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1958.

9. What do the boys throw at the statue of Mary Magdalene?
(a) Chestnuts.
(b) Spitballs.
(c) Stones.
(d) Their shoes.

10. Who dies on the evening of the Christmas performance?
(a) Ginger Brinker-Smith.
(b) Katherine Keeling.
(c) Mary Beth Baird.
(d) Lydia.

11. Whose lines does Owen loudly whisper after the actor has forgotten them?
(a) Barb Wiggins'.
(b) Dan Needham's.
(c) Johnny's.
(d) Harold Crosby's.

12. As an adult, where does Johnny work?
(a) Gravesend Academy.
(b) The Bishop Strachan School.
(c) Wheelwright Wheel Factory.
(d) Meany Granite Quarry.

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

14. What does Johnny not know how to do that most boys his age can?
(a) Read.
(b) Ride a bike.
(c) Play baseball.
(d) Swim.

15. Who is Canon Mackie?
(a) A co-worker of Dan Needham.
(b) A neighbor of Aunt Martha.
(c) A friend of Owen.
(d) A friend of Johnny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Owen transferred upon graduation?

2. What event in Johnny's life does he feel still stuck in?

3. As an adult, who is Johnny's best friend?

4. Who does Owen claim will have to step in if God does not make Johnny's father known to him?

5. Who does Owen say that he saves in his dream?

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