View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Sarah, why is she and Macon in need of whatever comfort they can find?
(a) They have both lost their jobs.
(b) They don't have any other family.
(c) They are getting older and need to rely on one another.
(d) They have lost a child.

3. What is significant about the day Macon wakes from his dream about Grandfather Leary?
(a) Macon is taking a vacation to Hawaii.
(b) Macon is meeting Sarah at her lawyer's office.
(c) Macon's cast is coming off.
(d) Macon is bringing Edward to a new trainer.

4. What is the dilemma the Leary's face about Thanksgiving?
(a) They don't want to have a big dinner since it's just the four of them.
(b) No one likes turkey but they feel compelled by tradition to have it.
(c) Who to invite, since they don't like one another's friends.
(d) Where to have Thanksgiving, at the house or in the city.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Macon sign his letters to Sarah?

2. According to Garner, who else has been looking for Macon?

3. When Julian calls, what does Macon negotiate for?

4. What does Macon think regarding Edward's training that his family isn't so sure about?

5. Where does Macon and his niece, Susan, travel to?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Macon returns home from London, why does Muriel Pritchett call him?

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

3. What are Macon's and Sarah's reactions to the stormy weather and why are they significant?

4. In Chapter 4, how does Macon occupy his time?

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

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

7. Describe Macon's dream about his grandfather.

8. In Chapter 6, why is Macon's typing interrupted?

9. What does Muriel tell Macon about herself in Chapter 7?

10. What realization does Macon come to in Paris?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 647 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample