Chapter 11 Summary and Analysis

Dave and Toph are on the way to the beach. Toph is supposed to take a test that day to get into a private high school. Dave has to drag Beth to the office when he registered Toph to prove that their parents are dead and Dave has custody. The whole thing is a big production. However, Dave decides that Toph does not need to take the test because he has decided they will move to New York. Dave is ready to be on his own with Toph, without Beth as a safety net. Might magazine has lost its lease again and is running out of money. The editors have been rushing all over trying to find financial support, but have failed to drum up any interest. The magazine is done and Dave no longer feels he has a reason to...