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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 first thing Micah does at the start of Chapter 3?
2. What unusual act of anger does Micah commit at the end of Chapter 3?
3. What is the name of Cass’s landlord?
4. When Micah first met Cass years before, she was attempting to convince her students to do what?
5. What other job does Micah perform, outside of the company he runs?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Brink’s arrival immediately impact Micah’s routine? Explain a few examples from Chapter 2.
2. What does Micah discover after his morning run in Chapter 3?
3. What surprising information does Brink tell Micah about his mother in Chapter 2?
4. What unusual act of anger does Micah display at the end of Chapter 3? What prompts this behavior?
5. What does the reader learn about Micah’s personal life, as revealed in Chapter 1?
6. How does Micah earn a living, as explained in Chapter 1?
7. Why does Cass end her relationship with Micah in Chapter 3?
8. Who is Ada, and what does she tell Micah in Chapter 3?
9. Who is Cass, and what troubles her in Chapter 1?
10. How does Chapter 1 end? What are two interpretations of this line?
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
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 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?
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