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

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

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

4. In what month does the novel begin?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) August.
(d) October.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator on page 29, what does Brink’s arrival negatively impact?

2. About what does Micah feel he has been remiss, as described on page 63?

3. What is Micah’s last name?

4. Micah is plagued by what nagging sense, after his initial conversation with Brink?

5. Where does Brink go to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who or what is Traffic God? What does this scene illustrate about Micah’s character, as revealed in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

5. What does the reader learn about Micah’s dating history in Chapter 2?

6. What unusual act of anger does Micah display at the end of Chapter 3? What prompts this behavior?

7. Who is Brink, and why has he come to see Micah in Chapter 2?

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

9. Who is Luella, and what does Micah think about her in Chapter 3? What does this scene illustrate about Micah’s character?

10. How does Micah earn a living, as explained in Chapter 1?

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