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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of quarry does the Meany family own?
(a) Quartz.
(b) Diamond.
(c) Granite.
(d) Gemstone.

2. Who comes to visit Dan Needham and Johnny over the Christmas holiday?
(a) Hester.
(b) Owen.
(c) Harry Hoyt.
(d) Aunt Martha.

3. What does Owen claim God has taken from him to make him God's instrument?
(a) His hands.
(b) His instrument.
(c) His God.
(d) His mother.

4. In which country does Johnny live as an adult?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Canada.
(c) France.
(d) England.

5. What part of Johnny's stuffed animal did Owen remove?
(a) Its legs.
(b) Its claws.
(c) Its nose.
(d) Its eyes.

6. Who is Dan Needham?
(a) Johnny's father.
(b) Johnny's neighbor.
(c) Ms. Wheelwright's boyfriend.
(d) Ms. Wheelwright's boss.

7. What happened to Owen after the murder?
(a) He disappeared.
(b) Life went on as normal.
(c) He went to prison.
(d) He denied everything.

8. In which city did Johnny's mother meet his father?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Boston.
(c) Denver.
(d) Tallahassee.

9. Who does Owen attempt to convince to keep his role in Dan Needham's play?
(a) Mr. Brinker-Smith.
(b) Mr. Meany.
(c) Mr. Morrison.
(d) Mr. Fish.

10. In what has Dan Needham wrapped Johnny's present?
(a) In a brown paper bag.
(b) In silk cloth.
(c) In shiny green wrapping paper.
(d) In the Sunday newspaper.

11. Who does Johnny find praying at his mother's grave?
(a) Aunt Martha.
(b) Owen.
(c) Dan Needham.
(d) Hester.

12. Where did Ms. Wheelwright meet her new boyfriend?
(a) On the train.
(b) On the Internet.
(c) On an airplane.
(d) In the doctor's office.

13. What does Owen think that the turtledoves in the Christmas pageant look like?
(a) Cows.
(b) Angels.
(c) Stars.
(d) Aliens.

14. Which play is Dan Needham directing?
(a) A Christmas Carol.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) The Christmas Pageant.
(d) The Sound of Music.

15. Who takes the dressmaking dummy from Tabitha's bedroom?
(a) Dan Needham.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Owen.
(d) Aunt Martha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. Brinker-Smith?

2. Who is the narrator of the novel?

3. Who is the rector of the Episcopal church?

4. In Sunday school, who does Owen claim to be escaping?

5. What job did Owen believe was passed on to him from a higher being?

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