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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 say about the nuns?
(a) They're unnatural.
(b) They're angels.
(c) They're horrible.
(d) They're beautiful.

2. What does Owen call the column that he writes for the Gravesend newspaper?
(a) The Gospel.
(b) The Truth.
(c) The Word.
(d) The Voice.

3. Where is Owen transferred upon graduation?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Germany.
(c) Florida.
(d) Indiana.

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

5. Which character carries the screaming Owen off stage?
(a) The Angel.
(b) The wiseman.
(c) Joseph.
(d) The shepherd.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barb Wiggins tease Owen Meany?

2. What does Owen desire to do upon graduation?

3. How does Johnny react to Owen's date for the dance?

4. When Owen repeats the line, "God has taken your mother. My hands were the instrument. God has taken my hands. I am God's instrument," how does Johnny respond?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Owen react to the nuns at the academy?

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

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

4. What chilling event happens after Owen believes he has seen his own death?

5. What happens to the boys' grades once they get to the University?

6. What habit has Hester taken up, and how does it affect her life?

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

8. How do the boys start their trip to Boston?

9. How does Barb Wiggin treat Owen, and what is his reaction?

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

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