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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 is Hester protesting?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) Being kicked out of school.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) The new headmaster.

2. Who does Owen say that he saves in his dream?
(a) Johnny.
(b) Hester Eastman.
(c) His military troop.
(d) Vietnamese children.

3. What does Johnny believe makes Owen attractive to girls?
(a) His confidence.
(b) His height.
(c) His religious zest.
(d) His sense of humor.

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

5. What is it about Owen that fascinates the person from Tabitha's past?
(a) His height.
(b) His religious zeal.
(c) His confidence.
(d) His voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Johnny to reevaluate his future, saying that he doesn't have much time?

2. Who, from Tabitha's past life, does Owen set up an appointment for the boys to meet?

3. Where does Johnny work in the summer of his first year at the University?

4. What does Mrs. Wheelwright (Johnny's grandmother) decide to purchase after the two major deaths of the year?

5. Who does Owen invite to the school dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What goes wrong during the Christmas pageant?

8. What does Owen look like when he is 16?

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

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

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