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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sarah want to pick up at the house?
(a) A painting from the den.
(b) A navy rug from the dining room.
(c) A table from the kitchen.
(d) A sofa from the living room.

2. What's significant about the country Grandfather Leary says he's sailing to?
(a) It doesn't exist.
(b) It is remote.
(c) It is his birth country.
(d) It is war-torn.

3. What advice does Garner give to Macon regarding Sarah?
(a) Macon should ask for forgiveness.
(b) Macon should let her know he cares.
(c) Macon should tell her it's over for good.
(d) Macon should tell her he doesn't love her.

4. According to Garner, how does Macon react to the neighbors' offers of help after Edward dies?
(a) Macon rejects offers of help to bring a casserole or mow the lawn.
(b) Macon accepts their help to cook and clean for them.
(c) Macon tells them to mind their own business.
(d) Macon asks them to fix the house up while they are gone.

5. What country does Grandfather Leary say he's sailing to?
(a) Lassaque.
(b) Laos.
(c) Liberia.
(d) Luxembourg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward do when Muriel arrives for Edward's first lesson?

2. On his first trip in the novel, what does Macon do once he has arrived at his destination?

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

4. What do the people at the kennel where Edward usually boards tell Macon?

5. How do the Leary children react to the news that they are not going to be world travelers?

(see the answer key)

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