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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story does Muriel tell Macon about her hair?
(a) It used to be straight and her mother cut it for her.
(b) She shaved it off when she was sixteen to make her mother mad.
(c) Her hair is naturally red but she thinks red hair is trashy and has it dyed.
(d) It was blonde when she was younger and her mother entered her into talent competitions until it got dark.

2. Why does Macon stay at his childhood home after his injury?
(a) So Rose can take care of him.
(b) So he can get away from construction at his home.
(c) So he can get away from Sarah.
(d) So he doesn't have to deal with his neighbors.

3. What is Muriel wearing when Macon picks up Edward?
(a) An ankle-length dress splashed with flowers and flats.
(b) A matching floral shirt and skirt and sandals.
(c) A skimpy dress splashed with flowers and high-heeled sandals.
(d) A prim and formal black suit with loafers.

4. What does Sarah wonder about the man who shot their son?
(a) She wonders if he knows that he not only killed people in the restaurant, but many others as well.
(b) She wonders if he knows her son's name.
(c) She wonders if he is sorry and wants forgiveness.
(d) She wonders if he will get out of prison one day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does Garner give to Macon regarding Sarah?

2. According to Garner, who else has been looking for Macon?

3. What does Muriel give Macon for Edward?

4. What does Grandfather Leary announce the day his mind first begins to wander?

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

(see the answer key)

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