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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 problems does Might magazine have in this chapter?

2. What is the name of the girl Dave tracks down in this chapter?

3. What kind of flag did a boy have up in his window in Dave's neighborhood?

4. Who was the famous father of the two black girls Dave went to school with?

5. What show wants to hire one of the magazine's made up celebrities?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Dave's first exposure to hatred.

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

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

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

6. Describe the wedding in Chapter 10.

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

8. What does Dave start in Chapter 6?

9. How does Dave deal with John in Chapter 7?

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

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 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 3

What major events had a profound effect on Eggers' life and how did they change him? What does Eggers still have to learn by the end of the book?

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