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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Micah’s oldest sister?
(a) Ada Brand.
(b) Ada Brock.
(c) Ada Brundle.
(d) Ada Brough.

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

3. Who is Joey?
(a) Micah's cousin.
(b) Micah's brother.
(c) Micah's brother-in-law.
(d) Micah’s nephew.

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

5. What does Micah do at the start of every morning?
(a) Shower.
(b) Go for a run.
(c) Cook breakfast.
(d) Check his email.

6. Where did Micah first meet Cass, as revealed in Chapter 3?
(a) A museum.
(b) A parking lot.
(c) A classroom.
(d) A library.

7. What does Micah believe about Luella?
(a) That she makes bad decisions.
(b) That she does not realize her dire situation.
(c) That she and her husband are incompatible.
(d) That she lives above her means.

8. During his conversation with Cass on page 65, Micah feels as though he has been hit where?
(a) Above the eye.
(b) Below the ribs.
(c) Under the jaw.
(d) Right in the nose.

9. According to Cass in Chapter 3, why was Brink staying with Micah?
(a) Because he still has feelings for Lorna.
(b) So that Cass could not.
(c) Because Brink is running from the police.
(d) Because Micah is Brink's father.

10. After Brink returns to Micah’s apartment later in Chapter 2, he reveals he has spent the day where?
(a) The library.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The museum.
(d) The park.

11. When Micah first met Cass years before, she was attempting to convince her students to do what?
(a) Sing Christmas carols for the elderly.
(b) Play board games with the elderly.
(c) Perform a play for the elderly.
(d) Write letters to the elderly.

12. In what city does Micah live?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Atlanta.

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

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

15. When a customer attempts to make conversation with Micah in Chapter 2, how does Micah respond?
(a) With enthusiasm.
(b) He remains silent.
(c) With anger.
(d) In monosyllables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Ada include in her invitation in Chapter 3?

2. According to Cass in Chapter 1, her landlord caught her doing what?

3. How does Micah feel when one resident attempts to add recycling to the garbage in Chapter 1?

4. What was Micah’s major in college?

5. In what month does the novel begin?

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