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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 do Macon and Sarah meet?
(a) At a play.
(b) At church.
(c) At a party.
(d) At school.

2. Why do Macon and Sarah look like they are on two different trips?
(a) Macon is dressed for the beach and Sarah is bundled up.
(b) Sarah is dressed for skiing and Macon has on shorts.
(c) Macon is pale and Sarah is tan.
(d) Macon is tan and Sarah is pale.

3. What do Macon and Susan discuss at dinner?
(a) What college Susan wants to attend.
(b) The trouble Susan is having with her dad.
(c) If Macon will remarry.
(d) Susan's memories of Ethan.

4. What does Macon do with his dirty clothes?
(a) He never washes them.
(b) He swishes them in the tub and hangs them on hangers to dry.
(c) He washes them in an outside basin.
(d) He gets them dry-cleaned.

5. What is Rose giving Julian for Christmas?
(a) A sweater she is knitting.
(b) A book about Churchill.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A set of golf clubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Muriel tell Macon she's never been?

2. How does Macon spend his time after returning from his trip?

3. At his childhood home, what does Macon give Julian that Julian has NOT asked for?

4. How does Sarah sign her letters to Macon?

5. What do the people at the kennel where Edward usually boards tell Macon?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Macon returns to Baltimore, where does he go and why is it significant?

2. Recount Macon's trip to England, paying close attention to his specific habits and goals.

3. What does Sarah tell Macon in the car?

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

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

6. How does Macon hurt himself in the basement?

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

8. Describe some of Macon's domestic habits after Sarah has moved out of the house.

9. What does Muriel do as she trains Edward and what kind of personality does she have?

10. What is Muriel's response to her mother's revelations about her and what does she give Macon?

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