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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 Dan think is the ultimate message that Owen was trying to send with the stuffed animal?
(a) Malice.
(b) Forgiveness.
(c) Uncertainty.
(d) Apology.

2. Who does Owen believe could be the "certain prescence" in Dan Needham's play?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Mr. Fish.
(c) Mr. Morrison.
(d) Owen.

3. What role has Owen played every year in the Christmas pageant and swears that he will never play again?
(a) The Christ Child.
(b) An angel.
(c) Joseph.
(d) A wiseman.

4. Who is Mr. Brinker-Smith?
(a) A gravedigger at Gravesend Cemetary.
(b) A bellboy at Gravesend Hotel.
(c) A pastor at Gravesend Church.
(d) A teacher at Gravesend Academy.

5. What does the mother, whose son is killed in the Vietnam war, say about those who protest the war?
(a) That they ARE un-patriotic.
(b) That they should be sent to the war.
(c) That they are NOT un-patriotic.
(d) That they should be prayed for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Owen's murder weapon?

2. Who does Owen attempt to convince to keep his role in Dan Needham's play?

3. What is Owen's defining physical characteristic?

4. What is the name of the town in which this novel takes place?

5. What does Johnny point to in Tabitha's room that Owen may have mistaken for something else?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Owen gift to Tabitha and Dan as a wedding gift?

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

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

5. What happens when Owen meets Johnny's cousins?

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

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

8. What happens to Harry Hoyt's mother?

9. How is Owen described physically?

10. How does Johnny Wheelwright's mother die?

(see the answer keys)

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