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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 is Gavin's profession?

2. Who is described as Dutch's Lucas in Chapter 22?

3. What does Dutch begin chasing in Chapter 18?

4. What causes Bella and Dutch to attack Mike in Chapter 20?

5. What have the poachers shot when Bella encounters them in the beginning of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sylvia tell Gavin when he returns for the dogs in Chapter 21? Why is this a cause for tension in the reader?

2. How does Bella initially encounter Dutch?

3. How does Axel die? How does Bella respond?

4. Who is Chloe and what are Bella's impressions of her?

5. Who is Axel and where does he live?

6. Why does Dutch run away in Chapter 18?

7. How is the setting of Kurch's home described?

8. Who is Tom and why is he important in the narrative?

9. What leads Bella to abandon Gavin and Taylor in Chapter 22?

10. How does Bella almost die in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss three examples of imagery in A Dog's Way Home. What similes are seen in the text? What metaphors are used? How is onomatopoeia employed? How would you say each example has served you as a reader?

Essay Topic 2

How does Dr. Gann contribute to the plot of A Dog's Way Home? What threat does Dr. Gann present in much of the novel? Why are Dr. Gann's actions in the ending of the novel ironic?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the main antagonist in A Dog's Way Home? What is this character's main objective in the story? What drives this objective? What actions does he take to achieve his objective?

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