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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As an adult, what board was Johnny running for re-election in?
(a) Congress.
(b) Cabinet.
(c) Senate.
(d) Vestry.

2. Where does Owen ask Johnny to meet him?
(a) At Gravesend Academy.
(b) At the monument shop.
(c) At the Episcopalian church.
(d) At Meany Quarry.

3. What does Owen write in an attempt to coax Johnny's father out of hiding?
(a) An article.
(b) A short story.
(c) A poem.
(d) A play.

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

5. Which famous musician does Owen have an obsession with?
(a) Billie Holiday.
(b) Valentino Liberace.
(c) Judy Garland.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

6. How is the audience for Dan Needham's play affected by Owen's performance in the Christmas pageant?
(a) The house is nearly empty.
(b) The house is packed.
(c) The audience heckles throughout the entire show.
(d) The audience seems unaffected.

7. As a teenager, what sport is Owen's new obsession?
(a) Football.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Bowling.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Which character is creating and selling fake draft cards?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Noah Eastman.
(c) Owen.
(d) Harold Crosby.

14. As an adult, who is Johnny's best friend?
(a) Katherine Keeling.
(b) Owen.
(c) Hester Eastman.
(d) Canon Mackie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For which holiday does Owen have a 10-day leave?

2. When Owen sees his parents in the audience, what does he shout from the stage?

3. Whose death causes a downward spiral for Owen?

4. How does Barb Wiggins tease Owen Meany?

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

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