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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. Where does Micah discover Lorna in Chapter 5?

2. How does Ada justify her messy nature in Chapter 4?

3. According to Micah on page 90, what is the point of living?

4. What does Micah experience in Chapter 6, after his service call to Rosalie?

5. What work does the carpenter perform in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Joey and Lily, as discussed in Chapter 4? What is notable about their relationship, and how does it contrast with that of Micah and Cass?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Micah want on page 134? Why?

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

9. How do Micah and his family attempt to explain the origins of Micah’s finicky personality in Chapter 4?

10. Why does Micah call Cass in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Brink? Cass? Or perhaps the antagonist is not a person at all? What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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