"On Dumpster Diving" reading response

Eighner's take home idea of "On Dumpster Diving" is...

• We shouldn't throw away valuable things.
• One's discarded item is another's treasure.
• Material objects really have no value. Everything we own is tossed away at some time.
• A dog is a man's best friend.

Why does Eighner hate can scroungers?  

• They take all his cans.
• They scrounge cans for a few dollars to buy drugs or wine and they lay waste to everything in their path.  
• They are mean when they see him taking cans and try to beat him up.
• None of the above

What area does the author prefer to frequent?

• Restaurants

• Malls

• Sports venues

• Colleges

Who is Lizabeth?

• His wife

• His girlfriend

• His dog

• His cat

What is a potential trap that some "scavengers" fall into?

• Collecting too little

• Collecting too much

• Bear Traps

• Police Traps

What types of food did Eighner tend to avoid?

• Crackers and Canned Goods

• Poultry and Eggs

• Cereal and Pasta

• Candy & Pizza

What was the biggest difference between a dumpster diver and a can scrounger?

• A can scrounger would destroy useable goods looking for cans while a dumpster diver would set aside useable goods for others.

• Can scroungers were all alcoholics while dumpster divers never drank alcohol.

Describe Eighners tone and style.

• Coarse and uneducated

• Unconventional, yet eloquent

• Sad and morose

Eighner compares dumpster diving to...

• begging

• hunting

• fighting

• exploring

At the end of the story, what does Eighner say about those people who spend money on "gaudy baubles" and time searching the cable channels for things unknown?

• He wishes he were them.

• He feels sorry for them.

• He wants to help them.

• He wishes they would leave him alone.