View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Dave hire to do the front cover for the first edition?

4. Who do the editors of Might decide to create awards for?

5. What people does Dave's magazine aim for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Dave's first exposure to hatred.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Choose two of the following people and outline his/her influence on Dave Eggers' life:

1) Toph

2) His father

3) His mother

4) Beth

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 790 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample