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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Cass in Chapter 1, her landlord caught her doing what?
(a) Keeping a pet snake.
(b) Keeping a pet dog.
(c) Keeping a pet cat.
(d) Keeping a pet bird.

2. What is the first thing Micah does at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Make breakfast.
(b) Call Lorna.
(c) Call Cass.
(d) Go for a run.

3. What is Brink’s emotional state when he leaves Micah’s apartment in Chapter 2?
(a) Fearful.
(b) Angry.
(c) Dejected.
(d) Hopeful.

4. After Brink returns to Micah’s apartment later in Chapter 2, he reveals he has spent the day where?
(a) The zoo.
(b) The library.
(c) The museum.
(d) The park.

5. Why does Micah email the tenants in Chapter 3?
(a) To remind them to flatten boxes before recycling them.
(b) To remind them about a change in policy.
(c) To remind them not to touch the thermostat.
(d) To remind them rent is due.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Micah feel when one resident attempts to add recycling to the garbage in Chapter 1?

2. What surprising belief does Brink reveal in Chapter 2?

3. Why does Micah cut his conversation with Brink short in Chapter 2?

4. When Brink and Micah argue in Chapter 3, Brink accuses Micah of not trying to do what?

5. How does Brink explain to Micah that his mother described Micah?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who or what is the redhead on the side of the road, as explained in Chapter 2?

2. Why do Brink and Micah argue in Chapter 3? What is the result of this argument?

3. Who is Luella, and what does Micah think about her in Chapter 3? What does this scene illustrate about Micah’s character?

4. Who is Brink, and why has he come to see Micah in Chapter 2?

5. Who is Yolanda? What do Micah’s interactions with her in Chapter 1 reveal about his character?

6. How does Micah earn a living, as explained in Chapter 1?

7. What does the reader learn about Micah’s personal life, as revealed in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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