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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Brink feel a kinship, as explained on page 31?

2. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, what does Micah appear to lack?

3. What is Micah’s last name?

4. Who is Luella?

5. In what neighborhood does Micah live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Cass end her relationship with Micah in Chapter 3?

5. What poor joke does Micah make to Cass at the end of Chapter 2? How does Cass react?

6. What surprising information does Brink tell Micah about his mother in Chapter 2?

7. What dream does Micah have at the start of Chapter 2?

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

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

10. Who or what is the redhead on the side of the road, as explained in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Heartbreak is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of heartbreak, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Rosalie, Yolanda, and Lorna. How do these characters illustrate the role of women in the novel? How do they further develop the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of technology in the novel? How does technology impact the novel’s characters, plot, and themes?

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