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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. Where do Toph's classmates tend to live?

2. What is Judd's job?

3. What does Sarah say to Dave before he leaves her house in the morning?

4. What does John have done at hospital in this chapter?

5. Who is in the picture Dave and the editors choose?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to John in this chapter?

7. What does Dave do for the front cover of the first issue?

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

9. What new idea do Dave and his editors come up with for the magazine in Chapter 9?

10. Why are the cast members of the Real World not so welcome at the photo shoot in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eggers uses fantasy elements in his memoir.

1) Why does Eggers uses fantasy elements in a non-fiction book?

2) When does he use fantasy elements, and why?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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