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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. Who is Ginger in relation to Mr. Brinker-Smith?
(a) His daughter.
(b) His sister.
(c) His wife.
(d) His secretary.

2. Which character is killed in the Vietnam war?
(a) Dan Needham.
(b) Pastor Merrill.
(c) Harry Hoyt.
(d) Owen Meany.

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

4. Who does Owen inadvertently murder?
(a) The Sunday school teacher.
(b) His parents.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Tabitha Wheelwright.

5. Who is the narrator of the novel?
(a) An unnamed narrator.
(b) Tabitha Wheelwright.
(c) Owen.
(d) Johnny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Johnny's cousins do with the hopes of drawing blood?

2. What happens to the house of the mother whose son is killed in the Vietnam war?

3. Johnny's mother encourages Owen to switch what?

4. How does Owen typically respond when Johnny comes home from visiting his cousins?

5. What is Johnny's address?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Harry Hoyt's mother?

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

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

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

5. What does the audience see Johnny Wheelwright reading, as an adult, in Canada, and how does Johnny react?

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

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

8. Describe Johnny's cousins.

9. How does Owen apologize to Johnny?

10. What changes does Owen make to the Christmas pageant once he becomes the director?

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