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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. Why does Brink leave Micah’s apartment in Chapter 3?
2. How did Cass once describe the residents of an elderly care home?
3. Who is Luella?
4. What makes Micah’s “brain feel fractured” (21)?
5. How did Brink learn about Micah?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Luella, and what does Micah think about her in Chapter 3? What does this scene illustrate about Micah’s character?
2. How did Micah and Cass meet, as revealed in Chapter 3? What did she say that moved him?
3. What happens when Brink returns to Micah’s apartment later in Chapter 2?
4. How does Brink’s arrival immediately impact Micah’s routine? Explain a few examples from Chapter 2.
5. How does Chapter 1 end? What are two interpretations of this line?
6. What surprising information does Brink tell Micah about his mother in Chapter 2?
7. Who or what is the redhead on the side of the road, as explained in Chapter 2?
8. Who is Brink, and why has he come to see Micah in Chapter 2?
9. Discuss Micah’s time in college and what it illustrates about his character.
10. How does Micah disappoint Yolanda in Chapter 3? What does this scene illustrate about his character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is Micah a sympathetic character? Why or why not? Answer, supporting your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Brink? Cass? Or perhaps the antagonist is not a person at all? What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?
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