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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Owen desire to do upon graduation?
(a) Sabotage the military.
(b) Work in recruiting for the military.
(c) Join the fighting branch of the military.
(d) Drop out of the military.

3. What does Mrs. Wheelwright (Johnny's grandmother) decide to purchase after the two major deaths of the year?
(a) A television.
(b) A telephone.
(c) A computer.
(d) An automobile.

4. Whose name does Owen think that he has seen on the gravestone?
(a) Tabitha's.
(b) Johnny's.
(c) His own.
(d) Dan Needham's.

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

6. When Owen sees his parents in the audience, what does he shout from the stage?
(a) I'm so glad you could make it.
(b) What do you think you're doing here?
(c) Get out of here!
(d) Who invited you?

7. What type of establishment is Old Freddy's?
(a) A bar.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A strip club.
(d) A casino.

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

9. What happens to Johnny's grades in his first year at the University?
(a) They surpass Owen's.
(b) They are the lowest in his class.
(c) They remain about average.
(d) They are at the top of his clas.

10. What do the boys throw at the statue of Mary Magdalene?
(a) Spitballs.
(b) Their shoes.
(c) Stones.
(d) Chestnuts.

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

12. Who asks Johnny to reevaluate his future, saying that he doesn't have much time?
(a) Owen.
(b) Ginger Brinker-Smith.
(c) Dan Needham.
(d) Hester Eastman.

13. For his new sport, Owen has perfected a new skill. How long does he give himself to perform this new skill?
(a) Fourteen minutes.
(b) Four seconds.
(c) Fourteen seconds.
(d) Four minutes.

14. Who does Owen invite to the school dance?
(a) Ginger Brinker-Smith.
(b) Mary Beth Baird.
(c) Hester Eastman.
(d) Barb Wiggins.

15. What happens when Owen takes Scrooge to his grave in "The Christmas Carol"?
(a) He stumbles into grave.
(b) He forgets his lines.
(c) He walks straight off stage.
(d) He faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. For his new sport, Owen needs a partner to help him. Who does he choose?

2. On the night of the Christmas play, which character is hinted to be able to see the future?

3. How does Owen respond when Dan suggests that he invite his parents to the play performance?

4. How is Owen feeling on the night of the Christmas pageant?

5. Which character seems to have insider information on the brewing affair between JFK and Marilyn Monroe?

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