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

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

3. What year do Macon and Sarah meet?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1948.

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

5. Where are Macon and Sarah returning from their vacation?
(a) The desert.
(b) The lake.
(c) The beach.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Macon, what is unusual about Rose's life?

2. What is Sarah wearing on the drive back from their vacation?

3. According to Grandfather Leary, who is the best Leary?

4. How do the Leary children find out they are not going to be world travelers, like their mother said?

5. How does Sarah greet Macon at the restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Muriel give Macon a calendar?

2. In the car, how are Macon and Sarah's physical appearance symbolic of the state of their marriage?

3. When Macon's neighbor, Garner Bolt, visits him, what does he reveal people's perception of Macon?

4. Why does Rose invite Julian to Thanksgiving dinner?

5. What does Macon feel about Sarah at Rose and Julian's wedding?

6. What does Julian offer to Macon when he comes over in Chapter 6?

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

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

9. In Chapter 15, briefly describe how Macon is becoming a father-figure to Alexander.

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

(see the answer keys)

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