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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Muriel have trouble running the credit card through the embossing machine?
(a) She is trying to spare her manicure.
(b) It is a new machine, and she hasn't learned how to use it yet.
(c) Macon's credit card is worn from use.
(d) She is distracted by dogs barking.

2. 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 will get out of prison one day.
(d) She wonders if he is sorry and wants forgiveness.

3. Why does Sarah grip the dashboard?
(a) Because it is raining heavily.
(b) Because they are lost.
(c) Because a deer runs in front of the car.
(d) Because Macon is yelling.

4. When Macon thinks of Sarah in her apartment, what does he imagine?
(a) He pictures chaos, sneakers in the oven and the sofa heaped with china.
(b) He pictures her crying over him.
(c) He pictures the way she has decorated the rooms.
(d) He pictures her with someone else.

5. Where are Macon and Sarah returning from their vacation?
(a) The desert.
(b) The beach.
(c) The lake.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarah want Macon to pull over?

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

3. How old is Ethan when he is killed?

4. What is Macon wearing on the drive back from their vacation?

5. According to Sarah, why is she and Macon in need of whatever comfort they can find?

(see the answer key)

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