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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. How did Dave friend's father kill himself?

2. Where did Dave's friend's father die?

3. Who takes Dave to the hospital?

4. Where does Dave say his mother used to shop?

5. What does Dave deny being?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dave start in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to Shalini in Chapter 9?

7. What happens to John in this chapter?

8. Describe Dave's first exposure to hatred.

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

10. In what way is Toph still a big part of Dave's life?

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

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 3

How does Dave's obsession with death affect his life? How does he get over his obsession?

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