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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 Brink’s emotional state when he leaves Micah’s apartment in Chapter 2?
2. What is the name of Joey’s fiancée?
3. On page 4, how does the narrator describe Micah’s daily routine?
4. What is the name of Micah’s company?
5. What does Micah do at the start of every morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Micah and Cass meet, as revealed in Chapter 3? What did she say that moved him?
2. What surprising information does Brink tell Micah about his mother in Chapter 2?
3. What does the reader learn about Micah’s personal life, as revealed in Chapter 1?
4. Who is Cass, and what troubles her in Chapter 1?
5. Who is Yolanda? What do Micah’s interactions with her in Chapter 1 reveal about his character?
6. How does Chapter 1 end? What are two interpretations of this line?
7. What poor joke does Micah make to Cass at the end of Chapter 2? How does Cass react?
8. Who is Ada, and what does she tell Micah in Chapter 3?
9. What does the reader learn about Micah’s dating history in Chapter 2?
10. What unusual act of anger does Micah display at the end of Chapter 3? What prompts this behavior?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The characters in Redhead by the Side of the Road all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness.
Essay Topic 3
Micah finds himself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story and the other characters.
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