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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Macon try to call from the restaurant in New York?
(a) Muriel.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Rose.
(d) Julian.

2. What does Macon wear to bed?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Whatever he wears that day.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Tomorrow's underwear.

3. What is Macon's system of washing dishes?
(a) He adds each dirty dish to the kitchen sink with bleach and on alternate days, sprays everything with hot water.
(b) He washes each one and dries them on white towels.
(c) He adds them to the dishwasher with all of them facing the same way.
(d) He uses laundry detergent and lemon to wash them.

4. On their training expedition with Edward, what does Muriel ask Macon?
(a) To come to dinner because it would be good for Alexander to spend time around a man.
(b) To stop calling her as she no longer wants to see him.
(c) To get another dog so that Edward won't be so lonely.
(d) To take a trip to Florida with her and Alexander.

5. What does Grandfather Leary tell Macon in his dream?
(a) That Macon is his favorite grandson.
(b) That Macon should remarry and move to Lassaque.
(c) That Macon has lost his center and Sarah is that center.
(d) That Macon is on the right path to salvation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Macon pull over?

2. According to Macon, what is a huge waste of energy?

3. According to Macon, what does his mother treat like a religion?

4. What does Macon do while waiting for a flight back home from his first trip in the novel?

5. What does Macon do when he wakes up from his dream about Grandfather Leary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sarah come to Paris and who does she see?

2. In Chapter 3, why does Sarah call Macon and what does she reveal to him?

3. How does Macon feel about his marriage to Sarah in Chapter 8?

4. What realization does Macon come to in Paris?

5. After Macon returns home from London, why does Muriel Pritchett call him?

6. Describe Edward's behavior.

7. In Chapter 12, Macon begins to spend a lot of time with Muriel. What is Rose's response to his absence from home and why is it significant?

8. According to Macon, what was his mother like while he was growing up and how did she approach parenting?

9. Why does Macon call Muriel in Chapter 19 and what is her response?

10. What is the series of books Macon writes called and why is it significant?

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