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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 keeps Dave's parents belongings?

2. Where does Dave eventually find his wallet?

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

4. Why do Dave and Toph have to rush to the school open house?

5. Where do Dave and Toph play Frisbee in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave do during the nights?

2. What is Dave and Beth's plan?

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

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

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

6. Why does Dave not date many women?

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

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

9. What problems does Dave have cooking?

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

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 2

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 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Eggers use character and setting to express his themes?

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