A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 do Dave and Toph leave on the coffee table for weeks at a time?

2. What does Dave think Toph worries about?

3. What does Beth talk her mother into doing?

4. What do Beth and Dave think Toph is not ready for yet?

5. Where does Dave keep his parents belongings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dave feel when he finally leaves Toph with a babysitter?

2. Give an example of Dave and Toph's being late.

3. Why does Dave feel uncomfortable when he takes Toph to Little League games?

4. Why does Dave call a nurse rather than take his mother to the hospital?

5. Summarize Chapter 3.

6. What does Dave decide to do instead of finding a job?

7. Describe Dave's father's funeral.

8. How does a group of Mexican children harass Dave and Meredith in Chapter 5?

9. How does Dave's situation change at the beginning of chapter 3?

10. What is Dave and Beth's plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dave's relationship with his parents.

1) Why does Dave hold his mother in much higher regard than his father?

2) How have Dave's parents affected his personality and the decisions he makes in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Dave's influence on Toph.

1) What is Dave's philosophy about how to bring up Toph?

2) How would Dave change how he brought up Toph if he could do it again?

3) How different would Toph's life have been if he had lived with another one of his siblings?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Eggers uses other people in the story to express his ideas.

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