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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 kind of neighborhood does Dave say Lake Forest is?

2. What does the answer to #118 threaten to use to kill himself?

3. What is the name of Dave's most famous classmate?

4. Where does John spend his time at the end of the chapter?

5. Where is Dave when gets a call from Meredith?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dave decide to apply for The Real World?

2. Describe Dave's interview with the producer in Chapter 6.

3. How is Toph's life beginning to change in Chapter 8?

4. Why does the landlord's wife not want Dave to move in?

5. Describe Dave's meeting with Sarah in Chapter 10.

6. Describe Dave's first exposure to hatred.

7. What does Dave start in Chapter 6?

8. How does Dave convince the producer he did not have a privileged upbringing?

9. What problems does Toph cause Dave in Chapter 9?

10. How does the Real Show eventually help Dave to promote the Might magazine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dave's relationship with his parents.

1) Why does Dave hold his mother in much higher regard than his father?

2) How have Dave's parents affected his personality and the decisions he makes in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Dave's relationship with Toph.

1) In what way is Dave in danger of smothering his younger brother?

2) In what way does Dave need Toph as much as Toph needs him?

Essay Topic 3

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

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