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Tutti sono calmi tranne Luca. Non è mica infastidito dalle nostre domande?

Tutti sono calmi tranne Luca. Non è mica infastidito dalle nostre domande?
Everyone is calm except Luca. He isn't annoyed by our questions, is he?
From Lesson 334:Emphatic questions (mica)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Tutti sono calmi tranne Luca. Non è mica infastidito dalle nostre domande?

What exactly does mica do in the second sentence?
In a negative question, mica is used to express doubt or to seek reassurance. Without it, Non è infastidito? simply asks if he is annoyed. By adding mica, the speaker is hoping for a negative answer, similar to saying 'He isn't annoyed, is he?' or 'He isn't annoyed by any chance, right?' in English.
Why is mica placed between è and infastidito?
This is the standard position. When you have the verb essere followed by an adjective or past participle (like è infastidito), mica almost always tucks itself right in between the conjugated verb and the adjective or participle.
Why do we use dalle (da + le) to mean 'by' our questions instead of per?
Here, infastidito (annoyed) is a past participle acting as an adjective, and the sentence has a passive feel (being annoyed by something). In Italian, the agent or cause in a passive construction is introduced by the preposition da. Combined with the feminine plural article le, it becomes dalle.
Could I use eccetto instead of tranne in the first sentence?
Absolutely. Tranne and eccetto are synonyms and are completely interchangeable in this context to mean 'except' or 'apart from.' You could also use salvo.

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