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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people at the kennel where Edward usually boards tell Macon?
(a) He can no longer board there, as they are boarding cats only.
(b) He can no longer board there, as they are closing the kennel.
(c) He can no longer board there, as he won't eat when Macon leaves.
(d) He can no longer board there, as he bit an attendant.

2. What does Macon see when he looks out the window when his typing is interrupted?
(a) Edward has backed someone into the magnolia tree and is barking.
(b) Rose is on the front steps talking to her neighbor.
(c) A delivery person has arrived with a package.
(d) Children playing hopscotch on the sidewalk.

3. According to Sarah, why is she and Macon in need of whatever comfort they can find?
(a) They have lost a child.
(b) They don't have any other family.
(c) They have both lost their jobs.
(d) They are getting older and need to rely on one another.

4. At Macon's childhood home, why is his typing interrupted?
(a) Rose is calling to help in the kitchen.
(b) Someone is knocking on the door.
(c) The phone is ringing.
(d) Someone is yelling to call off his dog.

5. What do Sarah and Macon listen to after Macon pulls over?
(a) The rain beating on the overhang above them.
(b) The news.
(c) A song that played at their wedding.
(d) The traffic from the street.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What's significant about the country Grandfather Leary says he's sailing to?

4. What is the main reason Macon keeps Edward?

5. What does Macon do while waiting for a flight back home from his first trip in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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