Owen Meany MC

John characterizes the flower children as being...

aggressive

When she grows up, Hester becomes a...

heavy metal rocker

What limits the believability of John's statement that Owen speaks to him and pulls him to safety when he falls in the secret passageway?

He is drunk when it happens

What is in Mrs. Wheelwright's hand when she dies?

a television remote control

Who does John describe as someone with a "prickly disposition" and "upheaved in a sea of sexual contradictions"

Eleanor Pribst

What, according to Owen's parents, is remarkable about his birth?

His parents never had sex

Who is John's biological father

Pastor Merrill

What, according to Katherine Keeler, is John's least Christian characteristic

His lack of forgiveness

What event causes Pastor Merrill to regain his faith in God

Seeing the dressmaker's dummy

How does Mrs. Meany die?

she catches fire

Which religion, according to Owen Meany, has the best memorial services for soliders?

the catholics

Where, according to Owen Meany, is the United States "HEADED"

"TOWARDS OVERSIMPLIFICATION"

What is the last thing Owen says before he dies?

"I CAN STILL SEE YOU!"

What does Charlie Keeling call John

a nonpracticing homosexual

What do Owen and John expect to hear when the ski bum asks them if they heard about Marilyn Monroe?

a dirty joke

Which of the following does Owen Meany NOT believe is a way to "GET AMERICANS TO NOTICE ANYTHING"

free them

In what classes does Owen Meany receive his best marks at the University of New Hampshire

Military Science

Owen's "new" Mary Magdalene statue appears to be

stepping out of her grave

who is the first person John Wheelwright ever sees "drop out"

Owen Meany

John describes his Canadian church (Grace on-the-hill) as...

conservative

who is the only character that "beats up" Owen

Hester

what degree does John earn from the University of New Hampshire

english

what is Owen's job at Fort Huachuca

Casualty Assistance Officer

What does Owen mockingly call the Vietnam War "peace movement"

THE DON'T GET DRAFTED MOVEMENT

how does Owen help keep John out of Vietnam

he cuts off John's index finger

which of the following does NOT describe Mr. Fish

he's a doctor

what kills sagamore

a diaper truck

who is germaine

lydia's maid

according to Owen Meany "NOTHING IS AS SCARY AS..."

the future

during christmas break Owen and John become fascinated with Mrs. Brinker-Smith for her nonchalant habit of

breastfeeding

when the students went home for christmas break, owen and john were free to find all EXCEPT the following in their dormrooms

a guinea pig

owen criticizes the church christmas pageant for casting Mary's who were too

pretty

owen criticizes the... for looking "LIKE THEY'RE FROM OUTER SPACE, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSE TO BE"

turtledoves

as "jesus", Owen refuses Mary's adoration of being

kissed

when john reenters owen's house to find his hat, he discovers mrs. meany sitting before

tabitha's dressmakers dummy

owen is disgusted by the brinker-smith's obsession of having sex in

all of the boys dormrooms

in typical owen fashion, he decides to portray the character of... in dan's version of a christmas carol

the ghost of christmas future

"in another life" john believes his mother "could have been a..."

seamstress

when john's mother had the lead role in Angel Street, what caused her to be "terrible" in one scene

she has to wear her red dress

why, according to john's mother, does the family switch to the Episcopalian church

because it's dan's church

what does Owen Meany give Tabitha and Dan for their wedding present

an engraved block of granite

what does owen "make off with" after Dan and Tabitha's wedding reception

Hester's panties

who is Mrs. Hoyt

gravesend's first anti-war activist

what makes everyone cover their ears at Tabitha's burial

the sounds of a nearby baseball game

who, according to Hester, feels worse than John about Tabitha's death

Owen

after John's mother's death, what changes about mr. meany

he never again interferes with anything owen does

what does owen take from Dan's home after Tabitha dies

the dressmaker's dummy

ironically, owen recalls john's grandmother wailing like a...

banshee

john dislikes Rev. Dudley Wiggin because he is a...

Episcopalian

tabitha and dan's wedding festivities end abruptly because all EXCEPT

snow

john and owen's friend Harry was embarrassed by his mother's lack of

patriotic zeal

Buzzy Thurston was another "vietnam victim" because he died...

in a car's accident

after tabitha's funeral mr. meany takes john, hester, and owen to... beach

little boar's head

john reveals that he once dated... daughter

chief pike's

owen and john express a shared contempt for the catholic church based upon all EXCEPT

forced dress code

owen refers to the nuns at st. michael's as

penguins

owen hated palm sunday for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

the sadness of mary

owen discoers that he can alter his peer's draft cards allowing them to

drink

What does harriet wheelwright despise "above all things"

lack of effort

what tv show do both Mrs. Wheelwright and Owen love

liberace

john must attend Gravesend High school for a year before being accepted to Gravesend Academy. What is the reason, according to dan, owen must wait a year

physical immaturity

what reason does owen give john for being afraid of nuns

"THEY'RE UNNATURAL"

why do the Eastmans stop going to the Carribean

Hester begins dating a "black boatman"

what does owen have by the end of the summer of 1958 that is astonishing

muscles

what is NOT a nickname Owen receives at Gravesend Academy

grades master

who replaces the headmaster of gravesend academy when owen and john are juniors

randy white

what does owen hate about spring

it means he has to go back to work in the quarries

what is most true about paster merrill's preaching philosophy

doubt is the essence of faith

what is owean meany's reaction to john f kennedy's inaugural address

"NO MORE SARCASM MASTER"

what church does john join once he moves to canada

the anglican church

who was john and owen's sunday school teacher

mrs. walker

what is owen meany's strongest baseball "skill"

walking

what is the first name of john's grandmother

harriet

where does john's mother SAY she meets his father

on the Boston & Maine

how does john describe owen's voice in chapter 1

"murdered mice, coming back to life..."

according to owen meany, his parents leave the catholic church due to a

"UNSPEAKABLE OUTRAGE"

how does john's mother interact with owen

she touches him

what is the "instrument of death"

a baseball

what is john's mother's nickname

tabby

who is dan needham

tabitha's husband

what "prop" does dan needham give john when he first meets him

an armadillo

who is not one of john's cousins

nicholas

hester is described as all EXCEPT the following

shy and reserved

when hester first meets owen, she

screams

when owen first plays hide and seek with john's cousins, and he is tickled by hester he

wets his pants

when owen returns johns armadillo the... are missing

claws

john narrative is told from the first person narrative voice. where is he living as he writes as an adult

toronto

when owen and john are seniors in high school, owen's skepticism regarding the vietnam war is punctated when they witness their first... on tv

firing squad

john never served during the vietnam war (t/f)

true

what is similar about the two roles owen plays during the christmas season

they're both non speaking parts

why does john believe that dan often affectionately touches owen

because dan senses owen is not touched at home

who feeds harold crosby his lines in the Nativity play

owen meany

what does canon mackie accuse john of doing

living in the past

who does john realize his mother might've been waving at before she is killed

his father

what does owen see on the gravestone during the final performance of a christmas carol

his name

who dies during the final performance of a christmas carol

lydia

what is the first lie owen says to john

"THERE WAS NO DATE"

on the eve of owen's last performance as the christ child, he demanded to be additionally "swaddled" with his lucky

scarf

to make owen's cheeks rosy, barb wiggin... him

kisses

for the last performance of "a christmas carol" john sees all in the audience EXCEPT

mr. morrison