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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character seems to have insider information on the brewing affair between JFK and Marilyn Monroe?
(a) Noah Eastman.
(b) Larry Lick.
(c) Dick Jarvits.
(d) Harold Crosby.

2. How does Owen respond to Barb Wiggins' teasing?
(a) He punches her in the face.
(b) He spits on her shoes.
(c) He doesn't even notice.
(d) He becomes aroused.

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

4. Whose name does Owen think that he has seen on the gravestone?
(a) Tabitha's.
(b) Dan Needham's.
(c) Johnny's.
(d) His own.

5. For which holiday does Owen have a 10-day leave?
(a) Memorial Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Independence Day.

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

7. Who/what does Owen think that the nuns torture?
(a) Tadpoles.
(b) Laboratory rats.
(c) The students.
(d) Each other.

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

9. What is Owen doing when Johnny finds him backstage?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Pacing.

10. Which character carries the screaming Owen off stage?
(a) Joseph.
(b) The wiseman.
(c) The Angel.
(d) The shepherd.

11. Who asks Johnny to reevaluate his future, saying that he doesn't have much time?
(a) Hester Eastman.
(b) Ginger Brinker-Smith.
(c) Owen.
(d) Dan Needham.

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

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

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

15. What does Owen call the nuns?
(a) Tuxedos.
(b) Penguins.
(c) Gorillas.
(d) Devils.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, from Tabitha's past life, does Owen set up an appointment for the boys to meet?

2. As an adult, what board was Johnny running for re-election in?

3. What does Owen say before he makes the cut on Johnny?

4. What do the boys throw at the statue of Mary Magdalene?

5. What does Dan believe will disappear once Owen begins his schooling at Gravesend?

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