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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 is the name of Suze’s husband?
2. According to the narrator in Chapter 4, how does everyone feel about Cass?
3. At the start of Chapter 5, the narrator hypothesizes how much time would pass before Micah would notice the lack of people?
4. In Chapter 6, which customer needs Tech Hermit’s help?
5. Why is Yolanda happy in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator wonder about Micah at the start of Chapter 5?
2. Who is Rosalie and what does she need from Micah?
3. What does Ada tell Micah about his dream at the start of Chapter 6? How does he feel about her words?
4. What action does Micah take at the end of Chapter 4?
5. How do Ada and Micah differ? Discuss Ada and Micah’s contrasting opinions on acceptance in Chapter 4.
6. How has Micah’s routine become further disrupted in Chapter 5?
7. 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?
8. How does Micah feel about the situation involving Brink while driving home at the end of Chapter 4?
9. How does Micah feel upon returning home from his service call in Chapter 5? What does he do in response?
10. Who texts Micah at the end of Chapter 6? How does he respond? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the “roomful of broken hearts” (68) central to the novel? What does it mean for Micah? For Cass? Answer, supporting your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Heartbreak is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of heartbreak, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.
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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