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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character was referred to as "the little doll"?
(a) Johnny Wheelwright.
(b) Owen Meany.
(c) Ms. Wheelwright.
(d) Dan Needham.

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

3. How does Owen respond to the news that his parents are aware of his Christmas responsibilities?
(a) He is upset.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is furious.
(d) He is excited.

4. Which boy always ends up having to kiss "Hester the Molester"?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Noah.
(c) Owen.
(d) Simon.

5. Who lets Owen's Christmas responsibilities slip to his parents?
(a) Mr. Morrison.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Dan Needham.
(d) Mr. Brinker-Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Owen present to Dan and Tabitha as a wedding gift?

2. Who is Ginger in relation to Mr. Brinker-Smith?

3. Who is the rector of the Episcopal church?

4. What is Owen's murder weapon?

5. Who does Owen say should not be left alone with Tabitha's dressmaking dummy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Owen meets Johnny's cousins?

2. What does Owen predict when he and Johnny are down by the Squamscott River?

3. What is Owen's view of Tabitha's dressmaking dummy?

4. What does Owen gift to Tabitha and Dan as a wedding gift?

5. How does Johnny Wheelwright's mother die?

6. What does Owen mean when he tells Dan Needham that his play is lacking a "certain presence"?

7. How do the Meanys find out about Owen's Christmas responsibilities, and what is their response?

8. Describe Johnny's cousins.

9. What was the conflict that Dan and Tabitha encountered when they were planning their wedding ceremony?

10. What is significant about Johnny Wheelwright's family?

(see the answer keys)

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