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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Macon thinks of Sarah in her apartment, what does he imagine?
(a) He pictures chaos, sneakers in the oven and the sofa heaped with china.
(b) He pictures her with someone else.
(c) He pictures her crying over him.
(d) He pictures the way she has decorated the rooms.

2. What happens at the restaurant Macon goes to in New York?
(a) Macon gets food poisoning.
(b) Macon sees Sarah with another man.
(c) Macon has a panic attack.
(d) Macon runs into Muriel.

3. 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 is intimidated by her good looks.
(c) Because she is unfriendly and mean.
(d) Because he never finished school and she has a graduate degree.

4. How do the Leary children react to the news that they are not going to be world travelers?
(a) They are despondent.
(b) They are understanding.
(c) They couldn't be happier.
(d) They refuse to talk about it.

5. What is Macon's injury?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) A broken leg.
(c) A fractured wrist.
(d) A fractured ankle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Garner, how does Macon react to the neighbors' offers of help after Edward dies?

3. Why are Macon's siblings leery about Edward?

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

5. What is the main reason Macon keeps Edward?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Muriel upset about Macon finding out she has a son and what does her misunderstanding lead to?

2. Why is Macon disappointed when he disembarks from his flight from London and returns home?

3. What is the series of books Macon writes called and why is it significant?

4. According to Macon, when did his grandfather's mind begin to wander?

5. What have Macon and Sarah gone through over the past year?

6. When Julian, Rose, Charles, and Macon are making small-talk, why does Sarah call Macon?

7. In Chapter 3, why does Sarah call Macon and what does she reveal to him?

8. Describe Edward's behavior.

9. What is significant about Macon's visit to a restaurant at the top of a sky-scraper in New York?

10. Why does Rose invite Julian to Thanksgiving dinner?

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