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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. How old is Micah?

2. Which tenant does Micah assist in Chapter 1?

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

4. Why does Micah call Cass in Chapter 3?

5. What did Micah discover about college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Ada, and what does she tell Micah in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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 persona of the narrator of Redhead by the Side of the Road. How is the narrator almost a character itself? How does the narrator shape the opinions of the reader? Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness.

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