A Prayer For Owen Meany Chapter 8 Quiz Multiple Choice Read the following passage and complete the

following questions by chosing the best answer. Did you hear about Marilyn Monroe? the ski bum asked us. We were prepared for a dirty joke--an absolutely filthy joke. The ski bums smile was a bleeding gash in his face; his smile was the repulsive equal to his gaping wound in his cheek. He was lascivious, depraved--our much-appreciated holiday in the emergency room had taken a nasty turn. We tried to ignore him. . . . Shes dead, the ski bum said. He took sadistic pleasure in his announcement, his smile appeared to pump the blood out of his mouth in the hole in his cheek; I thought that he was as pleased by the shock value of what he had to say as he was thrilled by the spectacle of wringing his own blood from the sodden gauze pad into the sodden towel. 1. (5 points) Which of the following lines shows the use of DIRECT characterization? a. The ski bums smile was a bleeding gash in his face b. I thought that he was pleased c. Shes dead, the ski bum said d. He was lascivious, depraved 2. (5 points) Use context clues to define the word lascivious: a. robbery b. bawdy c. powerful d. wholesome 3. (5 points) Use context clues to define sodden: a. sluggish b. saturated c. semi-permiable d. sun-baked 4. (5 points) The words sodden gauze pad and sodden towel in the passage are: a. Narrative Details: they give the reader important, necessary information about the characters, setting, or plot. b. Neither: they neither answer questions the reader may have nor provide a vivid image. c. Narrative description: they present a vivid image that helps describe the characters, setting, or plot. d. Both: they help define the characters and setting, as well as providing a vivid image. 5. (5 points) The words gaping wound and bleeding gash in the passage are: a. Narrative Details: they give the reader important, necessary information about the characters, setting, or plot. b. Neither: they neither answer questions the reader may have nor provide a vivid image. c. Narrative description: they present a vivid image that helps describe the characters, setting, or plot. d. Both: they help define the characters and setting, as well as providing a vivid image. 6. (5 points) The words emergency room and We tried to ignore him in the passage are: a. Narrative Details: they give the reader important, necessary information about the characters, setting, or plot. b. Neither: they neither answer questions the reader may have nor provide a vivid image. c. Narrative description: they present a vivid image that helps describe the characters, setting, or plot. d. Both: they help define wthe characters and setting, as well as providing a vivid image.

Short Answer 1. (3 points) Why does John feel that Owen and
Hester are not a happy couple?

7. (3 points) What two things does Owen do in this

chapter that might be classified under the heading of unfinished business, things that he might want to do before his death?

2. (3 points) In Owens opinion, what is the real

reason Americans protest against the Vietnam War?

3. (3 points) What is John referring to in the following

passage from the story: I was twenty-one and I was still a Joseph; I was a Joseph then, and Im just a Joseph now?

8. (3 points) What is Owens opinion of the Vietnam

War? Why does he want to go to Vietnam?

4. (3 points) In what ways does Owen alter the new

statue of Mary Magdalene?

9. (3 points) What is Owens goal when he insists they

continue to practice The Shot?

5. (3 points) What is Owens assignment after

graduation? How does he feel about it?

10. (1 point) Why is this chapter titled The Finger?

6. (3 points) What new information about Owens

dream is revealed in this chapter? Describe the dream.