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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. Which character carries the screaming Owen off stage?
2. What color is Owen's father's truck?
3. What does Mrs. Wheelwright (Johnny's grandmother) decide to purchase after the two major deaths of the year?
4. What does Johnny believe makes Owen attractive to girls?
5. How does Owen develop the large muscles that he has?
Short Essay Questions
1. What has Owen done to prepare the amputation blade?
2. How do the boys start their trip to Boston?
3. Who is Katherine Keeling?
4. What is ironic of Johnny's job as an adult?
5. What is the reaction to Mrs. Wheelwright's new television?
6. How does Owen react to the nuns at the academy?
7. As an adult, what is Johnny discussing with Canon Mackie?
8. What does Owen look like when he is 16?
9. What did Tabitha tell the boys about her red dress?
10. What does Johnny think he sees when he is peering out at the audience from backstage during the Christmas pageant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are many characters who feel somehow responsible for the death of Tabitha Wheelwright. In an essay, briefly explain the reasons behind both Owen and Reverend Merrill's belief of their responsibility. What prompted each of them to believe in his responsibility? How has this affected his life?
Next, argue why the responsibility for her death should lie somewhere else. This argument should clearly and succinctly prove why neither Reverend Merrill or Owen is responsible. Use support from the text to prove your argument.
Essay Topic 2
Hester Eastman plays the role of an important romantic interest for both Johnny and Owen. In an essay, compare/contrast young Hester Eastman with the adolescent Hester Eastman. What characteristics did the boys find attractive about her at both ages? How would you describe the relationships that Johnny and Owen had with Hester? How were they the same? How were they different? Which relationship seemed to make more sense? Even though there were deeply unhealthy behaviors in both, which relationship could you have seen lasting longer? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, both Owen and Johnny battle with the ideas of personal histories and family histories defining them. Compare/contrast the family histories that both boys know of themselves when they are 11. Explain the ways that both boys knowledge of themselves has changed by the end of the novel. Which boy was most affected by the knowledge - or lack thereof - of both his personal and family history? What evidence from the text supports this claim?
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