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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. How did Cass once describe the residents of an elderly care home?

2. In what neighborhood does Micah live?

3. With whom does Brink feel a kinship, as explained on page 31?

4. Which tenant does Micah assist in Chapter 1?

5. What did Micah discover about college?

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. What does the reader learn about Micah’s dating history in Chapter 2?

3. How does Micah disappoint Yolanda in Chapter 3? What does this scene illustrate about his character?

4. Who or what is Traffic God? What does this scene illustrate about Micah’s character, as revealed in Chapter 1?

5. What poor joke does Micah make to Cass at the end of Chapter 2? How does Cass react?

6. Who is Cass, and what troubles her in Chapter 1?

7. What does Micah discover after his morning run in Chapter 3?

8. Why does Cass end her relationship with Micah in Chapter 3?

9. How did Micah and Cass meet, as revealed in Chapter 3? What did she say that moved him?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of technology in the novel? How does technology impact the novel’s characters, plot, and themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters of Rosalie, Yolanda, and Lorna. How do these characters illustrate the role of women in the novel? How do they further develop the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the future has in store for Micah and the others after the close of the novel? In addition to Micah, select two other characters and predict their futures based on their thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

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