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

2. When the Brinker-Smiths enter the room that Owen and Johnny are investigating, where does Johnny hide?
(a) In the closet.
(b) Behind the drapes.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) Behind the door.

3. How long did Tabitha and Dan wait before they were married?
(a) Four years.
(b) Four days.
(c) Four weeks.
(d) Four months.

4. How old was Johnny when his mother died?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Seven.

5. Whose religious doubts does Johnny appreciate?
(a) Owen.
(b) Rev. Dudley Wiggins.
(c) Dan Needham.
(d) Rev. Lewis Merrill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What/who does Owen say is in Tabitha's room with her?

2. Which play is Dan Needham directing?

3. How does Johnny swear he will die?

4. Fill in the blank: Owen says that "_____ makes people crazy."

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Owen apologize to Johnny?

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

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

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

5. What happens to Harry Hoyt's mother?

6. What does Johnny see when he travels to Tabitha's grave for the first time?

7. How does Owen typically play baseball?

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

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

10. How is Owen described physically?

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