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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 usually prompts Dave and Toph to tidy the house?

2. What did Dave's father die from?

3. What kind of woman is Dave dating in this chapter?

4. What does Dave want to join?

5. What does Dave resent in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dave struggle to discard of some of his parent possessions?

2. Summarize Chapter 3.

3. Why does Dave think it is important to go to the gym?

4. What is wrong with Dave's mother at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. How does Dave's disorganization affect Toph?

6. Summarize the second chapter.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What similarities in style and tone does Dave's memoir share with Might magazine?

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

Examine the role of an editor.

1) What is the role of a editor? What different kinds of editors are there?

2) How much say does an editor has with what goes into a publication?

3) In what way does Dave have the right characteristics to succeed as an editor?

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