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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. What is the name of Micah’s dancer ex-girlfriend?
2. Where does Brink go to school?
3. Where did Micah first meet Cass, as revealed in Chapter 3?
4. Who is repeatedly contacting Brink in Chapter 3?
5. Who is Luella?
Short Essay Questions
1. What unusual act of anger does Micah display at the end of Chapter 3? What prompts this behavior?
2. 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?
3. Who is Yolanda? What do Micah’s interactions with her in Chapter 1 reveal about his character?
4. What surprising information does Brink tell Micah about his mother in Chapter 2?
5. Who or what is the redhead on the side of the road, as explained in Chapter 2?
6. What does the reader learn about Micah’s personal life, as revealed in Chapter 1?
7. Discuss Micah’s time in college and what it illustrates about his character.
8. Why does Cass end her relationship with Micah in Chapter 3?
9. What does Micah discover after his morning run in Chapter 3?
10. Who is Luella, and what does Micah think about her in Chapter 3? What does this scene illustrate about Micah’s 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
Appearances in Redhead by the Side of the Road can be deceiving. How do appearances differ from reality in this novel? Discuss three characters, objects, or situations and how this idea applies to each.
Essay Topic 3
Micah changes over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.
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