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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 made John and Jenny decide it was time to get their first dog?
(a) They wanted a pet and Jenny was allergic to cats.
(b) They lived in a rough area and wanted a guard dog.
(c) They were thinking of having a baby and they thought owning a dog would be good practice.
(d) John wasn't working and they thought a dog would keep him company.

2. What advice does John give the reader about getting a dog?
(a) Take care of a friend's dog first for practice.
(b) Don't get a dog from a pet store.
(c) Don't get a puppy if you can't stay home all day with it.
(d) To research the breed you want before getting one.

3. When John went out to help his neighbor, how had she been injured?
(a) She'd been mugged at the bus stop.
(b) She had been stabbed in the ribs.
(c) She'd been shot in the shoulder.
(d) She'd been knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.

4. When he first got Marley, John was hoping to make some money off of the dog. How?
(a) By charging stud fees.
(b) By using him in commercials and movies.
(c) By hiring him out as a rescue dog.
(d) By training him as a guide dog.

5. Why was the dog given the full name of Grogan's Majestic Marley of Churchill?
(a) Their breeder asked them to.
(b) John admired Winston Churchill.
(c) As a joke.
(d) To register him as a purebred Labrador retriever.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to John, which of the following statements would be false regarding Labs?

2. What was the name of the dog that Marley had his first playdate with?

3. What was Marley doing as John and the injured girl waited for the ambulance?

4. How did John discover that hospital pain relief is a "luxury"?

5. What dog show did John dream about entering his new puppy in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Even when Marley was still a fairly young dog, he was large and many people perceived him as being an attack dog. Why was John glad of this?

2. What did the Grogans try to do with Marley soon after Jenny's miscarriage?

3. The Grogans are excited about their first pregnancy but their happiness is short lived. Why?

4. What was Jenny's second pregnancy like in the early stages?

5. How did the Grogans chose Marley?

6. What did the Grogans see as they left Lori's and what did they realize?

7. Who was Buddy and what was the result of his visit to the Grogans?

8. Once he did a little research, what did John learn about Labrador Retrievers?

9. How was the Grogans' trip to Ireland?

10. What was happening in the Grogans' neighborhood a year or so after the birth of Patrick?

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