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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 is Beth preparing for in this chapter?

2. Where did Beth and Dave promise not to take their mother?

3. Who keeps Dave's parents belongings?

4. What do the kids do when Dave calls the police?

5. What is Dave afraid of disrepecting in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dave's search for his wallet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Dave and Beth's plan?

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

10. What problems do Toph and Dave have living together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character of Toph.

1) How did the death of Toph's parents affect him?

2) How differently will Toph grow up without his parents?

3) What positive and negative effects has Dave had on Toph's life?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Eggers' writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Eggers' style give to his story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following people and outline his/her influence on Dave Eggers' life:

1) Toph

2) His father

3) His mother

4) Beth

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