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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. Marley was named after the late singer Bob Marley. What kind of music did he make?
2. What was Marley's most obvious characteristic as John brought him home for the first time?
3. After Jenny came home from her first doctor's appointment in Chapter 6, how did Marley react?
4. What did John resume with Marley after the Grogans returned from their trip?
5. What device was being used at the obedience classes to help train the dogs?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Buddy and what was the result of his visit to the Grogans?
2. The day after the news of the first pregnancy's loss, what did John buy for Jenny and what was the result of this?
3. Dr. Jay also recommended another action for Marley, to help with his behavior. What was it? What was John's reaction?
4. John encouraged Jenny to keep her commitment to visit with her sister even though Marley was joining their household at the same time. What was his motive behind this?
5. How did Marley take to housebreaking?
6. How did the Grogans come to name Marley?
7. What was Jenny's second pregnancy like in the early stages?
8. Why did John decide to surprise Jenny with a three-week stay in Ireland?
9. What were the events that surrounded baby Patrick's birth?
10. After returning from Ireland, John and Jenny decided it was time to occasionally leave Marley alone in the house. What was the outcome of this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In reference to the plotting of Marley & Me:
(1) Why are the events of the memoir arranged as they are?
(2) What moves the narrative along? Is it external action or internal conflicts? Or a combination of both? Support your answer with examples.
Essay Topic 2
Conflict is a common element of writing, in both fiction and nonfiction. Why is conflict so often used in narratives? How can it help move a story along? Give four examples where conflict in Marley & Me occurs and how it helps explain the relationship between Marley and John Grogan.
Essay Topic 3
In memoir writing, the author's personal presence must exist to make it authentic. Give five examples where John Grogan's personal presence is apparent and for two of those examples, explain why you think he chose to make it so.
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