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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dave's only income in this chapter?
(a) Selling stories
(b) Part time work at a gas station
(c) Selling paintings
(d) Toph's social security payments

2. Why does Dave have to move out of the apartment in this chapter?
(a) He falls out with Beth
(b) He breaks up with Kirsten
(c) The lease expires
(d) He can't pay the rent

3. What does Dave hold to his mother's nose?
(a) Tissues
(b) Snuff
(c) A bowl
(d) A towel

4. What do Dave and Toph leave on the coffee table for weeks at a time?
(a) Leftovers
(b) Coffee cups
(c) Books
(d) Newspapers

5. Where do Dave and Beth sublet an apartment?
(a) Orange County
(b) Jefferson County
(c) Berkeley
(d) Manhatten

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dave and Toph have to rush to in this chapter?

2. Who keeps Dave's parents belongings?

3. What is the name of Dave's sister?

4. What does Dave want to buy his mother for her birthday?

5. Who does Dave say stares at him during the Little League games?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dave struggle to discard of some of his parent possessions?

2. What kind of relationships with women does Dave have during this period?

3. How does Dave feel when he finally leaves Toph with a babysitter?

4. What different directions do the characters take in Chapter 2?

5. Summarize Chapter 4.

6. Summarize Chapter 3.

7. In what way does Dave struggle with the memory of his parents in Chapter 4?

8. What does Dave do during the nights?

9. What is Dave and Beth's plan?

10. Why does Dave not date many women?

(see the answer keys)

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