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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Johnny point to in Tabitha's room that Owen may have mistaken for something else?

3. Which character was referred to as "the little doll"?

4. In chapter 3, why does Owen enter Tabitha's bedroom?

5. Who does Owen say should not be left alone with Tabitha's dressmaking dummy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Owen apologize to Johnny?

2. What happens to Harry Hoyt's mother?

3. What does Owen think he sees when he enters Tabitha's bedroom?

4. What happens when Owen meets Johnny's cousins?

5. What is Owen's view of Tabitha's dressmaking dummy?

6. How does Johnny react to Owen's baseball card apology?

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

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

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

10. What changes does Owen make to the Christmas pageant once he becomes the director?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Owen Meany's faith that he is an instrument of God makes up a large part of his character. Choose two characters in the novel and compare/contrast their views on whether or not Owen was an instrument of God. How does Owen's history and beliefs affect their views of him?

Essay Topic 2

Amputation becomes a large theme throughout the novel. Compare/contrast the amputation of the armadillo and the amputation of Johnny's hands. What is similar about them? What is the difference? What is the significance of the two amputations?

Essay Topic 3

Jealousy is another theme that becomes introduced into Johnny and Owen's relationship as they progress into adolescence. In an essay, explain two of the major events that prompt jealousy between the two boys and the ways that the jealously is overcome. What was it that the boys discussed/decided, if anything, to smooth out their relationship? Had Owen lived into adulthood, do you imagine that jealously would have continued to live in their relationship? What adult events might have transpired that one boy, or the other, could have been jealous of?

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