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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Muriel tell Macon she's never been?
(a) To vet school.
(b) To graduate school.
(c) To college.
(d) To high school.

2. According to Sarah, why is she and Macon in need of whatever comfort they can find?
(a) They are getting older and need to rely on one another.
(b) They don't have any other family.
(c) They have both lost their jobs.
(d) They have lost a child.

3. How does Macon get injured?
(a) Macon falls down the stairs while carrying groceries.
(b) Edward knocks Macon to the ground after the cat spooks him.
(c) Macon trips over the sidewalk on his way home from the store.
(d) Edward bites Macon on his leg.

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

5. According to Macon, what does his mother treat like a religion?
(a) Change.
(b) Rules.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Cleanliness.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Julian offer Macon at his childhood home?

4. What's significant about the country Grandfather Leary says he's sailing to?

5. How does Macon respond to Charles being locked in the pantry?

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