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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Micah is Brink's father.
(d) Because Brink is running from the police.

3. According to Yolanda in Chapter 3, why she disappointed in her date from the night before?
(a) Because he has poor hygiene.
(b) Because he does not have a job.
(c) Because he still lives with his mother.
(d) Because he has a criminal record.

4. The final words in Chapter 1 can apply to what two individuals?
(a) Cass and the narrator.
(b) Micah and the narrator.
(c) The narrator and the reader.
(d) Micah and Cass.

5. What did Micah discover about college?
(a) It was too overwhelming.
(b) It was too easy.
(c) It did not live up to his expectations.
(d) It was too difficult.

6. What does Cass refuse to do at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Speak to Micah.
(b) Help Micah with the dishes.
(c) Spend the night.
(d) Return home.

7. How old is Micah?
(a) 46.
(b) 49.
(c) 43.
(d) 40.

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

9. How does Brink explain to Micah that his mother described Micah?
(a) As the best guy she ever knew.
(b) As the worst decision she ever made.
(c) As the love of her life.
(d) As someone best left in the past.

10. Who is Luella?
(a) A former boss.
(b) An ailing tenant.
(c) A needy customer.
(d) An ex-girlfriend.

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

12. How does Micah feel when one resident attempts to add recycling to the garbage in Chapter 1?
(a) Elated.
(b) Pitiful.
(c) Contemptuous.
(d) Justified.

13. With whom does Brink feel a kinship, as explained on page 31?
(a) Larry.
(b) The dean.
(c) Micah.
(d) Cass.

14. What does Micah discover in the dream he has in Chapter 2?
(a) An abandoned package.
(b) An abandoned baby.
(c) An abandoned computer.
(d) An abandoned puppy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Cass shock Micah in Chapter 3?

2. What is the full name of Micah’s girlfriend Cass?

3. What is the name of Micah’s oldest sister?

4. How does Micah describe his relationship with Cass in Chapter 1?

5. What joke does Micah make in Chapter 2 that Cass does not find funny?

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