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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 people does Dave say the boy with the flag hated?

2. Where does Dave eventually find Toph waiting for him?

3. Who takes Dave to the hospital?

4. How does the magazine celebrate the obituary issue?

5. Who threatens suicide in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to John in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dave's obsession with death.

1) How does Dave's obsession with death affect the people around him?

2) How does Dave's obsession with death affect his life in general?

3) In what way can Dave use his obsession with death in a positive way?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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