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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 girl from Dave's hometown does he mention in this chapter?

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

3. How does Dave want to use the exposure he can get for appearing on TV?

4. Whose wedding did Dave attend only weeks before?

5. What woman comes to town in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave do in Chicago in Chapter 10?

2. What happens to John in this chapter?

3. What happens when the magazine claims Adam Rich has been murdered?

4. Why do more people agree to to the magazines nude photo shoot in Chapter 7?

5. How does Dave feel when he visits his old house?

6. How is Dave's situation changing in Chapter 8?

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

8. What is the misunderstanding between the Might magazine and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego in Chapter 8?

9. What is wrong with Dave at the end of Chapter 8?

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

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

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?

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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