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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. How does Owen respond when Johnny calls his mother's death an accident?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He is furious.
(c) He is gracious.
(d) He is apathetic.

2. How does Owen typically respond when Johnny comes home from visiting his cousins?
(a) He is excited to have Johnny back home.
(b) He is moody for a few days.
(c) He is happy that Johnny is spending time with his family.
(d) He hasn't realized that Johnny was gone.

3. What happened to Owen after the murder?
(a) Life went on as normal.
(b) He disappeared.
(c) He denied everything.
(d) He went to prison.

4. After the funeral, who walks with Johnny to his mother's grave?
(a) Hester.
(b) Owen.
(c) Dan Needham.
(d) Aunt Martha.

5. In which country does Johnny live as an adult?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Owen leave on Johnny's porch in an attempt at an apology?

2. Who is Dan Needham?

3. Who is the narrator of the novel?

4. What role has Owen played every year in the Christmas pageant and swears that he will never play again?

5. Who is Lydia?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Briefly explain this quote: "God has taken your mother. My hands were the instrument. God has taken my hands. I am God's instrument."

3. How does the Meany family make a living?

4. How do the other Sunday school students treat Owen?

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

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

7. Why does Owen react so strongly to Johnny's opinion of his mother's death?

8. Describe Johnny's cousins.

9. How does Owen typically play baseball?

10. How does Johnny Wheelwright's mother die?

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