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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Micah call Cass in Chapter 3?
(a) To ask her to spend the night.
(b) To invite her to dinner.
(c) To tell her about Brink.
(d) To ask her advice.

2. When Micah returns from his morning run in Chapter 3, what does he discover in his kitchen?
(a) Brink's wallet.
(b) Brink's schoolbag.
(c) Brink’s cell phone.
(d) Brink's laptop.

3. According to the narrator on page 29, what does Brink’s arrival negatively impact?
(a) Micah’s routine.
(b) Micah's customers.
(c) Micah's dinner.
(d) Micah’s career.

4. What makes Micah’s “brain feel fractured” (21)?
(a) A constant barrage of sensations.
(b) A constant onslaught of odors.
(c) A constant onslaught of sights.
(d) A constant flow of sound.

5. What unusual act of anger does Micah commit at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Stomping on boxes.
(b) Kicking the door.
(c) Shattering glass bottles.
(d) Punching a wall.

6. When Brink and Micah argue in Chapter 3, Brink accuses Micah of not trying to do what?
(a) Support him financially.
(b) Help him apologize.
(c) Understand his point of view.
(d) Advise him on what to do.

7. What does Micah fix for Yolanda in Chapter 3?
(a) A faulty faucet.
(b) A faulty modem.
(c) A faulty thermostat.
(d) A faulty light switch.

8. What is Micah’s last name?
(a) Miller.
(b) Mortimer.
(c) Martin.
(d) Moore.

9. What is the name of Cass’s landlord?
(a) Pam.
(b) Nan.
(c) Fran.
(d) Cam.

10. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, what does Micah appear to lack?
(a) Clarity.
(b) Friends.
(c) Hobbies.
(d) Love.

11. Which elderly woman often needs Micah’s help in solving computer problems?
(a) Emily Prescott.
(b) Edna Prescott.
(c) Eva Prescott.
(d) Emma Prescott.

12. How did Cass once describe the residents of an elderly care home?
(a) As a roomful of broken lives.
(b) As a roomful of broken hearts.
(c) As a roomful of broken souls.
(d) As a roomful of broken spirits.

13. About what does Micah feel he has been remiss, as described on page 63?
(a) He has not asked Cass about Nan.
(b) He has not called Lorna about Brink.
(c) He has not asked Yolanda about her date.
(d) He has not asked Brink about Lorna.

14. What was Micah’s major in college?
(a) Political science.
(b) Computer science.
(c) Economics.
(d) Business.

15. According to Micah in Chapter 2, why does he have bad luck with women?
(a) He is too smart for them.
(b) They keep losing interest in him.
(c) They are too good for him.
(d) He is not wealthy enough for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tenant does Micah assist in Chapter 1?

2. Why is Cass disappointed in Micah at the end of Chapter 2?

3. Who is Luella?

4. What does Cass refuse to do at the end of Chapter 2?

5. Who is Joey?

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