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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 did Tabitha purchase from the store in Boston called Jerrolds?
(a) Her wedding dress.
(b) Johnny's confirmation gown.
(c) Her red dress.
(d) Her sewing dummy.

2. How does Owen respond to Barb Wiggins' teasing?
(a) He punches her in the face.
(b) He becomes aroused.
(c) He spits on her shoes.
(d) He doesn't even notice.

3. As an adult, what board was Johnny running for re-election in?
(a) Congress.
(b) Vestry.
(c) Senate.
(d) Cabinet.

4. Who does Owen invite to the school dance?
(a) Hester Eastman.
(b) Mary Beth Baird.
(c) Barb Wiggins.
(d) Ginger Brinker-Smith.

5. Which character seems to have insider information on the brewing affair between JFK and Marilyn Monroe?
(a) Larry Lick.
(b) Harold Crosby.
(c) Noah Eastman.
(d) Dick Jarvits.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Owen develop the large muscles that he has?

2. Why did Tabitha claim she could not return the item she purchased back to Jerrolds?

3. What does Owen call the column that he writes for the Gravesend newspaper?

4. What is it about Owen that fascinates the person from Tabitha's past?

5. What event in Johnny's life does he feel still stuck in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic of Johnny's job as an adult?

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

3. As an adult, what does Johnny overhear his friend Katherine Keener's husband saying about him?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Owen hope to do upon graduation from the University, and why?

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

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