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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 are Johnny's cousins described?
(a) As rambunctious.
(b) As prissy.
(c) As boring.
(d) As shy.

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

3. What is Johnny's address?
(a) 80 Front Street.
(b) 80 Side Street.
(c) 80 Back Street.
(d) 80 Top Street.

4. Fill in the blank: Down by the riverside, Owen shouts, "He can hide from you, but he can't hide from _____ ."
(a) The light..
(b) Me.
(c) God.
(d) The truth.

5. What does Owen present to Dan and Tabitha as a wedding gift?
(a) A piece of granite.
(b) His baseball card collection.
(c) The stuffed armadillo.
(d) A Shakespearean sonnet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank to the children's playtime chant: "Last one _____ has to kiss Hester the Molester!"

2. Fill in the blank: In the first paragraph of the novel, Johnny says, "I am a ____ because of Owen Meany."

3. Where do the students typically lock Owen?

4. What does the mother, whose son is killed in the Vietnam war, say about those who protest the war?

5. Who lets Owen's Christmas responsibilities slip to his parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Johnny and Owen are investigating empty dorm rooms at Gravesend over the Christmas holiday?

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

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

7. How is Owen described physically?

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

9. What does Owen think he sees when he enters Tabitha's bedroom?

10. Why does Owen's family switch to the Episcopalian church?

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