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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. When Micah attempts to resume his routine at the end of Chapter 5, how does he feel?

2. What is Micah unable to understand about Yolanda, as explained in Chapter 6?

3. Why does Yolanda continue to date, as she explains in Chapter 6?

4. Which member of the family asks for Micah’s help purchasing a new computer in Chapter 4?

5. What does Micah become painfully aware of at the end of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during Micah’s meeting with Cass in Chapter 6?

2. Why is Micah conflicted at the start of Chapter 4? Explain two reasons.

3. How does Micah feel upon returning to his apartment at the end of Chapter 4?

4. Why does Yolanda continue to date despite disappointment, as she reveals in Chapter 6? How does she contrast with Micah?

5. Who texts Micah at the end of Chapter 6? How does he respond? Why?

6. What action does Micah take at the end of Chapter 4?

7. How do Ada and Micah differ? Discuss Ada and Micah’s contrasting opinions on acceptance in Chapter 4.

8. How does Micah feel about the situation involving Brink while driving home at the end of Chapter 4?

9. What does the narrator wonder about Micah at the start of Chapter 5?

10. What does Lorna tell Micah about Brink’s biological father in Chapter 5? How does Micah feel about this news?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using third-person limited omniscient perspectives. How does viewing the action through a single perspective affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through a first-person perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of loneliness.

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