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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Micah feel regarding his wrong assumptions about Luella?
(a) Confused.
(b) Complacent.
(c) Adamant.
(d) Ashamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Micah does at the start of Chapter 3?

2. When Micah returns from his morning run in Chapter 3, what does he discover in his kitchen?

3. When Brink and Micah argue in Chapter 3, Brink accuses Micah of not trying to do what?

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

5. What other job does Micah perform, outside of the company he runs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Brink and Micah argue in Chapter 3? What is the result of this argument?

2. What happens when Brink returns to Micah’s apartment later in Chapter 2?

3. How does Brink’s arrival immediately impact Micah’s routine? Explain a few examples from Chapter 2.

4. Discuss Micah’s time in college and what it illustrates about his character.

5. How does Micah respond to the situation in which Cass finds herself? How does Cass appear to feel about Micah’s response, as depicted in Chapter 1?

6. How does Chapter 1 end? What are two interpretations of this line?

7. What does Micah discover after his morning run in Chapter 3?

8. How did Micah and Cass meet, as revealed in Chapter 3? What did she say that moved him?

9. Who is Yolanda? What do Micah’s interactions with her in Chapter 1 reveal about his character?

10. How does Micah disappoint Yolanda in Chapter 3? What does this scene illustrate about his character?

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