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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Macon's system of washing dishes?
2. How do the Leary children find out they are not going to be world travelers, like their mother said?
3. What happens to Muriel and Norman's son, Alexander, when he's born?
4. Why does Macon call the small, expensive grocery store?
5. What year do Macon and Sarah meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Macon returns home from London, why does Muriel Pritchett call him?
2. What does Muriel tell Macon about herself in Chapter 7?
3. What is the series of books Macon writes called and why is it significant?
4. How does Macon feel about his marriage to Sarah in Chapter 8?
5. What is Muriel's response to her mother's revelations about her and what does she give Macon?
6. Describe Macon's siblings and their current lifestyle.
7. In Chapter 3, why does Sarah call Macon and what does she reveal to him?
8. Why does Rose invite Julian to Thanksgiving dinner?
9. What does Muriel do as she trains Edward and what kind of personality does she have?
10. What realization does Macon come to in Paris?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of setting in the novel, and how its significance regarding the characters.
1. What facts about Baltimore and its history relate directly or indirectly to the novel?
2. Why is it significant that Macon and Muriel live in different parts of the city?
3. How is it significant that major events occur when Macon is away from home?
Essay Topic 2
The issue of class is significant in the novel. Macon's family is middle-class, while Muriel has a working-class background. When Macon begins to see Muriel, his family do not approve of Muriel because they think she is just out for a meal ticket. How are Macon's reservations about Muriel also about class division?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the plot and subplot of "The Accidental Tourist," including the following for both:
1. Rising Action.
2. Climax.
3. Resolution.
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