A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 the participants can keep on during the photo shoot?

2. How does the magazine celebrate the obituary issue?

3. What is Dave too sick to do in this chapter?

4. Who does Judd bring with him to the photo shoot?

5. What does Toph take from Dave to buy groceries?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Dave's interview with the producer in Chapter 6.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Dave's meeting with Sarah in Chapter 10.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the book.

1) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's ideas?

2) Examine the way Eggers uses other people in the story to express his ideas.

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 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?

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