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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Dave's girlfriend?
(a) Kirsten
(b) Jill
(c) Jody
(d) Lauren

2. What does Dave want to join?
(a) A gym
(b) A writing class
(c) Night school
(d) Chess club

3. Why does Dave not have a job?
(a) He was fired
(b) He is disabled
(c) He is ill
(d) He has just graduated

4. Why is Toph always late for school?
(a) Toph oversleeps
(b) Dave is always caught in a traffic queue
(c) Dave and Toph argue every morning
(d) Dave oversleeps

5. Where do Dave and Beth sublet an apartment?
(a) Manhatten
(b) Orange County
(c) Berkeley
(d) Jefferson County

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dave and Toph eat when they watch videos?

2. What is Dave struggling with in this chapter?

3. Who does Dave call for advice on his mother's nose bleed?

4. What do Toph and Dave do to the house in this chapter?

5. What does Dave resent in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the second chapter.

2. What does Dave do when he gets lonely in Chapter 5?

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

4. What does Dave think about as he holds ice to his mother's nose?

5. How does Dave's disorganization affect Toph?

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

7. Summarize Chapter 4.

8. Why doesn't Dave like telling people why he has to look after Toph?

9. What kind of relationships with women does Dave have during this period?

10. How does Dave help his mother in the first chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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