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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 does Dave say never entered his world as a young child?

2. Where do Toph's classmates tend to live?

3. What does Dave decide to arrange in this chapter?

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

5. What does Toph do for the first time at a party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Shalini in Chapter 9?

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

3. Describe Dave's first exposure to hatred.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss with the students first person point of view. Why do the students think first person point of view is not necessarily reliable? What moments in the book do the students think are not so reliable and why? With the students, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the first person point of view.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of an editor.

1) What is the role of a editor? What different kinds of editors are there?

2) How much say does an editor has with what goes into a publication?

3) In what way does Dave have the right characteristics to succeed as an editor?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Eggers' writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Eggers' style give to his story?

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