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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. According to Macon, what does his mother treat like a religion?
(a) Rules.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Change.
(d) Cleanliness.

2. What does Sarah tell Macon in the car?
(a) She feels sick and wants him to pull over.
(b) She still loves him after all these years.
(c) He doesn't love her anymore.
(d) He is not a comfort and his little habits are wearisome.

3. Why does Macon call the small, expensive grocery store?
(a) Because it's his favorite store.
(b) Because it's the only one open late.
(c) Because Sarah works there.
(d) Because he can't face going into the store.

4. According to Sarah, Macon is _______________.
(a) The best friend she can hope for.
(b) A dried up kernel of a man.
(c) A great husband.
(d) A jerk who never loved her.

5. Why is the restaurant where Macon and Sarah agree to meet significant?
(a) Because Macon's been going there ever since his grandparents took him as a little boy.
(b) Because Sarah's father took her when she was a little girl.
(c) Because Macon and Sarah got engaged there.
(d) Because Macon and Sarah know the owner well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Macon spend most of his time after Sarah leaves?

2. What does Macon wear to bed?

3. What is one thing the Leary's are NOT good at?

4. Why does Sarah grip the dashboard?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Macon brings his note of apology to Muriel and breaks down at her door, what is her response and why is it significant?

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

3. Describe Macon's dream about his grandfather.

4. At Rose's and Julian's wedding, why is Macon worried that he's attracted to women like his mother?

5. At the Old Bay restaurant, what does Sarah tell Macon she wants and what does she think of him?

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

7. How does Macon hurt himself in the basement?

8. In Chapter 17, why is the story Muriel tells Macon about a man she "cured" who left her?

9. Why does Rose invite Julian to Thanksgiving dinner?

10. What does Sarah tell Macon in the car?

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