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

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave look for when he leaves the club?
(a) His wallet
(b) A quiet bar
(c) Female companionship
(d) His car

2. What does Beth talk her mother into doing?
(a) Leaving home
(b) Going to the hospital
(c) Going to work
(d) Sleep

3. What is Kirsten looking for in this chapter?
(a) A house
(b) A new boyfriend
(c) A car
(d) A job

4. What does Dave feel it is important to show Toph in this chapter?
(a) Love
(b) Competition
(c) Their homeland
(d) Fun

5. Who asks Dave about his situation?
(a) A student
(b) A teacher
(c) A mother
(d) A father

6. Why does Dave not go out at night?
(a) He likes watching TV
(b) He wants to stay with Toph
(c) He wants to save
(d) He is afraid of being beaten up

7. Where do Dave and Beth want to move to?
(a) California
(b) New York
(c) Noth Carolina
(d) South Carolina

8. What kind of woman is Dave dating in this chapter?
(a) A younger woman
(b) A teacher
(c) An older woman
(d) A student

9. What is Dave's only income in this chapter?
(a) Toph's social security payments
(b) Part time work at a gas station
(c) Selling paintings
(d) Selling stories

10. Who is Dave watching TV with in this chapter?
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) His girlfriend
(d) His sister

11. Where is Dave's family home?
(a) Seattle
(b) Illinois
(c) New York
(d) Virginia

12. Where does Dave go at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) A pub
(b) A club
(c) The cinema
(d) The theater

13. What does Dave resent in this chapter?
(a) Looking after Toph
(b) Taking Toph to school
(c) Phoning social services every morning
(d) Being the one with his parents' belongings

14. What word best describes Dave's relationship with the older woman?
(a) Intense
(b) Loving
(c) Serious
(d) Casual

15. Where does Dave keep his parents belongings?
(a) In a storehouse
(b) In a shed
(c) In the attic
(d) In the basement

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dave spend all of his time with in this chapter?

2. What does Dave's tragic story make him feel like?

3. What does Dave want women to understand about him?

4. Where does Beth come back from in this chapter?

5. Where do Dave and Meredith go after the bar?

(see the answer keys)

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