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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 did Joey and Lily meet?

2. Micah does not understand why he was so eager to do what after his service call to Rosalie?

3. At the end of Chapter 5, Micah reflects on his denial of what?

4. According to Ada in Chapter 6, a dream about babies is a sign from what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, what does Micah learn about the discrepancy between the real and the imagined Lorna?

7. How has Micah’s routine become further disrupted in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

Micah changes over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Micah’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?

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