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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 Sarah greet Macon at the restaurant?
(a) She hugs him warmly as if she has never left him.
(b) She shakes his hand firmly as if she's doing business.
(c) She presses her cheek to his briefly as if they are acquaintances.
(d) She kisses him on both cheeks as if she wants to reconcile.

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

3. How does Macon spend most of his time after Sarah leaves?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Reading.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sleeping.

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

5. Why does Macon want his cast to cover him from head to toe?
(a) So that Macon can hide forever.
(b) So that Macon can be taken care of by Rose.
(c) So that Sarah will feel sorry for Macon and come back.
(d) So that Macon never has to travel again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edward do when Julian tries to leave?

2. What does Edward do when Muriel arrives for Edward's first lesson?

3. According to Garner, what is the perception people have of Macon?

4. What does Macon do with his dirty clothes?

5. Why is Charles locked in the pantry when Macon can't reach Sarah in New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Macon hurt himself in the basement?

3. How does Julian get injured while visiting Macon?

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

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

6. In Philadelphia, what does Porter's daughter, Susan, tell Macon about Ethan?

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

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

9. How does Macon feel about his marriage to Sarah in Chapter 8?

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

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