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

2. What image does Dave want to present to his brother?

3. What is Dave struggling with in this chapter?

4. Where does Dave insist the kids go with him in this chapter?

5. What nationality is Toph's babysitter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way does Dave struggle with the memory of his parents in Chapter 4?

4. What does Dave do during the nights?

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

6. What different directions do the characters take in Chapter 2?

7. Summarize Chapter 4.

8. Summarize the second chapter.

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

10. How does Dave act in the club with his friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What major events had a profound effect on Eggers' life and how did they change him? What does Eggers still have to learn by the end of the book?

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