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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Ethan when he is killed?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

2. Why does Sarah want Macon to pull over?
(a) She has to go to the bathroom.
(b) She wants to drive.
(c) She wants to get a blanket from the trunk.
(d) She wants to wait out the storm under an overpass.

3. What does Edward do each time Muriel leaves after training?
(a) Moans.
(b) Growls.
(c) Runs.
(d) Barks.

4. What does Macon feel after thinking of Sarah in her apartment?
(a) Longing to be close to someone.
(b) Grateful for his own environment.
(c) Sad at losing her.
(d) Happy for her.

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

6. Why does Macon feel inadequate with Muriel?
(a) Because she is unfriendly and mean.
(b) Because he never finished school and she has a graduate degree.
(c) Because she makes it so easy to control Edward and he has no control over him.
(d) Because he is intimidated by her good looks.

7. What does Sarah wonder about regarding Macon at the restaurant?
(a) Why Macon won't stop calling her.
(b) Why Macon can't finish his meal.
(c) Why Macon hasn't called her for help.
(d) Why Macon chose this restaurant.

8. What does Macon see when he looks out the window when his typing is interrupted?
(a) Children playing hopscotch on the sidewalk.
(b) Edward has backed someone into the magnolia tree and is barking.
(c) A delivery person has arrived with a package.
(d) Rose is on the front steps talking to her neighbor.

9. What is the misunderstanding between Macon and Muriel?
(a) Macon thinks Muriel is upset about him not training Edward and Muriel doesn't care.
(b) Muriel doesn't think Macon wants her to bring her kid to training and Macon wants her to.
(c) Muriel thinks Macon is upset that she has a kid and Macon doesn't like what she's doing with Edward.
(d) Muriel thinks Macon isn't training Edward and Macon is training him.

10. What is the main reason Macon keeps Edward?
(a) Macon wants his company.
(b) Edward belongs to Sarah.
(c) Edward belonged to Ethan.
(d) Edward is a good watchdog.

11. What prompts Macon to pull over?
(a) Sarah needs to go to the bathroom.
(b) Sarah tells him she wants a divorce.
(c) Macon wants to consult his map.
(d) Sarah tells him she is pregnant.

12. Why are Macon's siblings leery about Edward?
(a) Because Edward is so old.
(b) Because Edward sheds on the furniture.
(c) Because Edward is unruly and rough.
(d) Because Edward's food is so expensive.

13. How does Macon spend most of his time after Sarah leaves?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Reading.
(c) Eating.
(d) Cleaning.

14. What do Macon and Susan discuss at dinner?
(a) The trouble Susan is having with her dad.
(b) If Macon will remarry.
(c) Susan's memories of Ethan.
(d) What college Susan wants to attend.

15. How do his neighbors react to the news that Sarah has left?
(a) They begin to call him day and night.
(b) They don't know Sarah has left him.
(c) They invite him to potluck dinners.
(d) They ignore him when he waves hello.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sarah greet Macon at the restaurant?

2. Why is Julian disappointed when he brings over papers about New York?

3. What surprises Macon and Muriel as they are talking about her son and ex-husband?

4. Why do Macon and Sarah look like they are on two different trips?

5. How does Macon sign his letters to Sarah?

(see the answer keys)

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