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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At his childhood home, what does Macon give Julian that Julian has NOT asked for?
(a) The remaining pages of a novel he is writing.
(b) The first draft of his next book.
(c) The final draft of his autobiography.
(d) The remaining pages of his manuscript.

3. Where does Macon take Edward to after leaving the kennel?
(a) Meow-Bow Animal Hospital.
(b) Sarah's.
(c) The ASPCA.
(d) His sister's.

4. What does he teach the cat to do?
(a) Retrieve his pens.
(b) Open the bathroom door.
(c) Stand on its hind legs.
(d) Go in and out of the windowpane.

5. How do the Leary children find out they are not going to be world travelers, like their mother said?
(a) They are met at the Baltimore airport by their grandparents.
(b) Their mother dies in a car accident.
(c) Their mother loses all her savings after the stock market crash.
(d) Their mother is afraid to fly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Macon occupy his time on the plane on his first trip in the novel?

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

3. How does Sarah sign her letters to Macon?

4. Where does Macon like to travel?

5. Why does Macon stay at his childhood home after his injury?

(see the answer key)

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