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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Macon try to call from the restaurant in New York?
(a) Muriel.
(b) Rose.
(c) Julian.
(d) Sarah.

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

3. What does Sarah wonder about the man who shot their son?
(a) She wonders if he is sorry and wants forgiveness.
(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 knows that he not only killed people in the restaurant, but many others as well.

4. How does Macon respond to Charles being locked in the pantry?
(a) He calls Muriel to come over and calm Edward.
(b) He convinces Rose to let Charles out.
(c) He tells Charles he will be home soon to get him out.
(d) He convinces Porter to apologize to Charles.

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

6. What is one thing the Leary's are NOT good at?
(a) Finding their way around while driving.
(b) Spending within their budget.
(c) Cleaning up after themselves.
(d) Talking to people they don't know well.

7. What is Muriel wearing when Macon picks up Edward?
(a) An ankle-length dress splashed with flowers and flats.
(b) A matching floral shirt and skirt and sandals.
(c) A skimpy dress splashed with flowers and high-heeled sandals.
(d) A prim and formal black suit with loafers.

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

9. What does Grandfather Leary tell Macon in his dream?
(a) That Macon has lost his center and Sarah is that center.
(b) That Macon should remarry and move to Lassaque.
(c) That Macon is his favorite grandson.
(d) That Macon is on the right path to salvation.

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

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

12. What does Sarah want to pick up at the house?
(a) A navy rug from the dining room.
(b) A painting from the den.
(c) A table from the kitchen.
(d) A sofa from the living room.

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

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

15. Where does Macon travel to on his first trip in the novel?
(a) England.
(b) Ethopia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Ecuador.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Sarah and Macon listen to after Macon pulls over?

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

3. According to Sarah, Macon is _______________.

4. What is Rose giving Julian for Christmas?

5. At Macon's childhood home, why is his typing interrupted?

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