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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 is Owen referred to in the text?
(a) As a martyr.
(b) As a bully.
(c) As a villain.
(d) As a hero.

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

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

4. As an adult, what does Johnny think will hold human's responsible for their actions?
(a) History.
(b) An individual's conscience.
(c) Nothing.
(d) God.

5. How do the adolescent boys of Gravesend view Ginger?
(a) As a role-model.
(b) As one of the boys.
(c) As a figure of authority.
(d) As a fantasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it impossible for any pitcher to strike Owen out playing baseball?

2. Who is Mr. Brinker-Smith?

3. Which character was referred to as "the little doll"?

4. What does Owen claim God has taken from him to make him God's instrument?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dan Needham, and what does he look like?

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

3. How does Owen apologize to Johnny?

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

5. How does Johnny Wheelwright's mother die?

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

7. How does Owen typically play baseball?

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

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

10. How does Johnny react to Owen's baseball card apology?

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