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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. What does Macon do when he wakes up from his dream about Grandfather Leary?
(a) Stays in bed for the rest of the day.
(b) Calls Sarah and asks her to come back.
(c) Lays in bed for a while before getting up to make coffee.
(d) Gets up and takes Edward out.

2. What does Grandfather Leary announce the day his mind first begins to wander?
(a) That he needs his passport.
(b) That he doesn't recognize Macon.
(c) That he has another family in Germany.
(d) That he is a government spy.

3. How does Macon get injured?
(a) Macon falls down the stairs while carrying groceries.
(b) Edward bites Macon on his leg.
(c) Macon trips over the sidewalk on his way home from the store.
(d) Edward knocks Macon to the ground after the cat spooks him.

4. How do his neighbors react to the news that Sarah has left?
(a) They ignore him when he waves hello.
(b) They invite him to potluck dinners.
(c) They don't know Sarah has left him.
(d) They begin to call him day and night.

5. What is Macon's reaction to Sarah's wish regarding their separation?
(a) Macon is shocked; he thought they could work things out.
(b) Macon is upset; he doesn't want to start counseling.
(c) Macon is thrilled; he is glad they are getting back together.
(d) Macon is happy: he wants to start dating again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Macon and Sarah returning from their vacation?

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

3. What does Sarah want to pick up at the house?

4. What does Muriel do the fall of her senior year of high school?

5. According to Macon, what does his mother treat like a religion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Macon's siblings and their current lifestyle.

2. What realization does Macon come to in Paris?

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

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

5. In Chapter 12, Macon begins to spend a lot of time with Muriel. What is Rose's response to his absence from home and why is it significant?

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

7. Why does Macon call Muriel in Chapter 19 and what is her response?

8. On Christmas, what does Muriel's mother, Mrs. Dugan, tell Macon about her daughter?

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

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

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