"Owen Meany" Symbolism

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1. Who does Irving use as the subject for Johnny's thesis? Charles Dickens Thomas Hardy Mark Twain Stephen King

2. What is the name of Owen's hometown? Sawyer Depot Gravesend Toronto Fort Bragg

3. Which of the following examples of armlessness is not included in the novel? Watahantowet's armless totem pole. Owen's drawing of the armless woman. Tabitha's armless dressmaker dummy. The statue of the armless Mary Magdalene.

4. Which of the following do Charles Dickens and John Irving not have in common? None of these. They are both authors. They both married the same woman. They love using names as clues for their character's.

5. What do fate and faith have to do with "A Prayer For Owen Meany"? They are names of characters. They are themes in the book. They are names of cities. They are names of books Owen reads.

6. Which of the following is not a chapter title in the novel? The Voice The Angel The Shot The Ghost of the Past

7. Which is the opening quote in the novel, setting the tone for the rest of the book? "Your memory is a monster; you forget—it doesn’t. It simply files things away. It keep things for you, or hides things from you—and summons them to your recall with a will of its own. You think you have a memory; but it has you!" "I make no claims to have a life in Christ, or with Christ—and certainly not for Christ, which I’ve heard some zealots claim." “I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice... or even because he was the instrument of my mother’s death, but because he is the reason I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany." "Hello."

8. What is the last quote of the book? "The End" "I now believe in fate because of Owen." "Owen Meany died a hero, but lives forever in my heart." "O God - please give him back. I shall keep on asking You."

9. What does Owen say faith requires? Love Doubt Humor Intelligence

10. In "A Prayer For Owen Meany", what does John Irving not mention at all? Faith Granite Graves George Bush