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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. According to Brink in Chapter 2, to what profession do both of his parents belong?
2. How does Micah feel regarding his wrong assumptions about Luella?
3. What joke does Micah make in Chapter 2 that Cass does not find funny?
4. Who is Joey?
5. What makes Micah’s “brain feel fractured” (21)?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Cass, and what troubles her in Chapter 1?
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. What unusual act of anger does Micah display at the end of Chapter 3? What prompts this behavior?
4. What surprising information does Brink tell Micah about his mother in Chapter 2?
5. What happens when Brink returns to Micah’s apartment later in Chapter 2?
6. How does Chapter 1 end? What are two interpretations of this line?
7. What does the reader learn about Micah’s personal life, as revealed in Chapter 1?
8. Why do Brink and Micah argue in Chapter 3? What is the result of this argument?
9. How does Brink’s arrival immediately impact Micah’s routine? Explain a few examples from Chapter 2.
10. Discuss Micah’s time in college and what it illustrates about his character.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the status of Micah’s relationship with Cass at the end of the novel? What makes you say this? Answer, supporting your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay defining love from the perspective of Micah. What does it mean to be in love, according to Micah? How do the choices he makes reflect these values?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Micah and Brink. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.
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