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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing that Macon does NOT schedule?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Working.
(d) Traveling.

2. What does Sarah wonder about the man who shot their son?
(a) She wonders if he will get out of prison one day.
(b) She wonders if he knows her son's name.
(c) She wonders if he knows that he not only killed people in the restaurant, but many others as well.
(d) She wonders if he is sorry and wants forgiveness.

3. What does Grandfather Leary announce the day his mind first begins to wander?
(a) That he doesn't recognize Macon.
(b) That he has another family in Germany.
(c) That he is a government spy.
(d) That he needs his passport.

4. According to Garner, how does Macon react to the neighbors' offers of help after Edward dies?
(a) Macon tells them to mind their own business.
(b) Macon asks them to fix the house up while they are gone.
(c) Macon accepts their help to cook and clean for them.
(d) Macon rejects offers of help to bring a casserole or mow the lawn.

5. According to Grandfather Leary, who is the best Leary?
(a) Charles.
(b) Macon.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Rose.

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

7. How does Macon sign his letters to Sarah?
(a) Sincerely.
(b) Love Always.
(c) Fondly.
(d) Yours.

8. Why does Garner Bolt visit Macon?
(a) Garner's wife sent him over to check on Macon after neighbors saw newspapers and mail piling up.
(b) A tree fell on Macon's roof, and Garner comes over to help.
(c) Garner wants to inform Macon about a string of break-ins.
(d) The neighbors hear strange noises and send Garner over to check on him.

9. What's significant about the country Grandfather Leary says he's sailing to?
(a) It is his birth country.
(b) It is remote.
(c) It is war-torn.
(d) It doesn't exist.

10. What story does Muriel tell Macon about her hair?
(a) It was blonde when she was younger and her mother entered her into talent competitions until it got dark.
(b) She shaved it off when she was sixteen to make her mother mad.
(c) It used to be straight and her mother cut it for her.
(d) Her hair is naturally red but she thinks red hair is trashy and has it dyed.

11. Why is Charles locked in the pantry when Macon can't reach Sarah in New York?
(a) Edward attacked him and Charles thought it was the safest place.
(b) Charles locked himself in after an argument with Porter.
(c) Rose locked Charles in after a big fight.
(d) Charles accidently locked himself in while getting a can of soup.

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

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

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

15. Why does Macon want his cast to cover him from head to toe?
(a) So that Macon can hide forever.
(b) So that Macon never has to travel again.
(c) So that Macon can be taken care of by Rose.
(d) So that Sarah will feel sorry for Macon and come back.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Macon see when he looks out the window when his typing is interrupted?

2. What is Macon's reaction to Sarah's wish regarding their separation?

3. What is Macon's system of washing dishes?

4. How does Sarah greet Macon at the restaurant?

5. What is Macon wearing when he first meets Sarah?

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