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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/who does Owen say is in Tabitha's room with her?
(a) An angel.
(b) The devil.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A monster.

2. How is Johnny's mother described?
(a) As intelligent.
(b) As bossy.
(c) As beautiful.
(d) As overweight.

3. Fill in the blank: In the first paragraph of the novel, Johnny says, "I am a ____ because of Owen Meany."
(a) Christian.
(b) Monster.
(c) Hero.
(d) Convict.

4. Which character was referred to as "the little doll"?
(a) Dan Needham.
(b) Ms. Wheelwright.
(c) Owen Meany.
(d) Johnny Wheelwright.

5. What part of Johnny's stuffed animal did Owen remove?
(a) Its legs.
(b) Its eyes.
(c) Its nose.
(d) Its claws.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which President wrote the "State of the Union Message" that Johnny reads as an adult?

2. What is Johnny's address?

3. Whose religious doubts does Johnny appreciate?

4. How is Dan Needham described?

5. How does Owen respond when Johnny calls his mother's death an accident?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Johnny Wheelwright's mother die?

4. What happens to Harry Hoyt's mother?

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

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

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

8. Describe Johnny's cousins.

9. Explain the situation that Johnny will later describe as his sexual awakening.

10. How does the Meany family make a living?

(see the answer keys)

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