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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 is afraid to fly.
(d) Their mother loses all her savings after the stock market crash.

2. What is Macon wearing when he first meets Sarah?
(a) A suit and tie.
(b) Jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers.
(c) A football uniform.
(d) A black turtleneck, black pants, and sandals.

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

4. Why do Macon and Sarah look like they are on two different trips?
(a) Macon is pale and Sarah is tan.
(b) Macon is dressed for the beach and Sarah is bundled up.
(c) Sarah is dressed for skiing and Macon has on shorts.
(d) Macon is tan and Sarah is pale.

5. What is Macon wearing on the drive back from their vacation?
(a) Khakis and a button-down shirt.
(b) Shorts and a t-shirt.
(c) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(d) A summer suit.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sarah tell Macon she wants regarding their separation?

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

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

5. Why is Muriel not at work when Macon calls?

(see the answer key)

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