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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 Sari and Dave go?

2. What does Dave have to attend in Chicago?

3. What show is Adam rich on?

4. How does the magazine celebrate the obituary issue?

5. Who does Dave not want to see on a regular basis?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Shalini in Chapter 9?

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

9. Why is the apartment not a good place to live?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Eggers uses other people in the story to express his ideas.

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

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

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