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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 part of Johnny's body does Owen cut off?
(a) His foot.
(b) His fingers.
(c) His hand.
(d) His hair.

2. What behavior of Hester's becomes a worry for her cousin, Johnny.
(a) Her drinking.
(b) Her smoking.
(c) Her gambling.
(d) Her cursing.

3. Where does Johnny work in the summer of his first year at the University?
(a) He doesn't have a job.
(b) At Gravesend Academy.
(c) At Meany Granite.
(d) At Old Freddy's.

4. What does Mrs. Wheelwright (Johnny's grandmother) decide to purchase after the two major deaths of the year?
(a) A computer.
(b) An automobile.
(c) A telephone.
(d) A television.

5. Who, from Tabitha's past life, does Owen set up an appointment for the boys to meet?
(a) Tabitha's singing teacher.
(b) Tabitha's childhood neighbor.
(c) Tabitha's elementary school teacher.
(d) Tabitha's first boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Owen respond when Dan suggests that he invite his parents to the play performance?

2. As an adult, who is Johnny's best friend?

3. Whose lines does Owen loudly whisper after the actor has forgotten them?

4. What brand of cigarettes does Owen smoke?

5. What did Tabitha purchase from the store in Boston called Jerrolds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Owen's favorite skill in basketball, and how does he accomplish it?

2. What happens when Johnny goes to meet Owen at the monument shop?

3. As an adult, what is Johnny discussing with Canon Mackie?

4. What goes wrong during the Christmas pageant?

5. What happens with Owen's collegiate schooling after he is kicked out of Gravesend Academy?

6. What does the letter that Johnny receives from the draft board say?

7. What is the reaction to Mrs. Wheelwright's new television?

8. What significant events happen when Randall White is elected headmaster?

9. What does Johnny think he sees when he is peering out at the audience from backstage during the Christmas pageant?

10. Who is Katherine Keeling?

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