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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 the girl Dave tracks down in this chapter?

2. Who does the reality show choose over Dave?

3. What does Puck kidnap in this chapter?

4. What is Judd's job?

5. Who is in the picture Dave and the editors choose?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the misunderstanding between the Might magazine and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego in Chapter 8?

2. How does Dave deal with John in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Dave decide to apply for The Real World?

4. What happens to John in this chapter?

5. What does Dave do for the front cover of the first issue?

6. What new idea do Dave and his editors come up with for the magazine in Chapter 9?

7. What is wrong with Dave at the end of Chapter 8?

8. In what way is Toph still a big part of Dave's life?

9. How does the Real Show eventually help Dave to promote the Might magazine?

10. How is Dave's situation changing in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dave's obsession with death.

1) How does Dave's obsession with death affect the people around him?

2) How does Dave's obsession with death affect his life in general?

3) In what way can Dave use his obsession with death in a positive way?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following options and discuss how illness affected that particular area in Eggers' life.

1) Work

2) Social life

3) Intimate relationships

4) Family

Essay Topic 3

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?

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