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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 does Micah believe about Luella?
2. What makes Micah’s “brain feel fractured” (21)?
3. What is the first thing Micah does at the start of Chapter 3?
4. Why does Micah cut his conversation with Brink short in Chapter 2?
5. During his conversation with Cass on page 65, Micah feels as though he has been hit where?
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. How did Micah and Cass meet, as revealed in Chapter 3? What did she say that moved him?
3. What happens when Brink returns to Micah’s apartment later in Chapter 2?
4. How does Micah earn a living, as explained in Chapter 1?
5. What dream does Micah have at the start of Chapter 2?
6. How does Brink’s arrival immediately impact Micah’s routine? Explain a few examples from Chapter 2.
7. What does the reader learn about Micah’s personal life, as revealed in Chapter 1?
8. What unusual act of anger does Micah display at the end of Chapter 3? What prompts this behavior?
9. What poor joke does Micah make to Cass at the end of Chapter 2? How does Cass react?
10. Who or what is the redhead on the side of the road, as explained in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
What is the status of Micah’s relationship with Cass at the end of the novel? What makes you say this? Answer, supporting your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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