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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. In the evening, after Teddy drives Hank home, what does Hank decide to do?
(a) Go for a drive in his wife's car.
(b) Take his motorcycle out.
(c) Go for a run.
(d) Go for a walk.

2. In Chapter 4, Hank has a telephone conversation with someone who he suspects is drunk. Who is this person?
(a) Campbell Wheemer.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) Billy Quigley.

3. When did Hank's father leave his family?
(a) Just after Hank got married.
(b) Six months after he brought the dog home.
(c) When Hank was in college.
(d) When Hank was in junior high.

4. In the Prologue, how old is Hank?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Twenty years old.
(c) Nine years old.
(d) Three years old.

5. What is the name of the television news reporter who narrates the segment that Hank is in?
(a) Mandy.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Missy.
(d) Maureen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bodie wants to know about Hank's meeting with Dickie Pope. What does she advise him to do?

2. After seeing the television crew on campus for a second time, Hank returns to his office. What does his secretary tell him about his daughter?

3. Why are some of Hank's colleagues angry about his property?

4. What can be said about Hank's childhood?

5. What did Hank's father become famous for?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Hank finally gets home, what is his daughter doing? What message does he find on his answering machine?

2. What does Hank say in the Prologue about his father's life after the arrival of the dog? What does he say about his relationship with his father?

3. After visiting the duck pond, Hank heads to the cafeteria. Who does he meet there? What is Hank's history with this person? What do they talk about?

4. In the Prologue, how does Hank explain that his life was not easy as a child?

5. When Hank gets home from the staff meeting, who is he greeted by? What does Hank find amusing about Teddy's reaction?

6. Why is Hank under pressure from his department colleagues at the beginning of the book? What does this result in at a staff meeting?

7. What events transpired after the dog arrived at the Devereaux home?

8. What is the narrator, Hank's, full name and what is his occupation? Where does he work?

9. When Hank gets back to his office, after meeting with Bodie, what does he tell his secretary? What does Rachel tell him and what does Hank do about this?

10. What did Henry, as his parents called him, really want when he was a child? How did he go about convincing them to fulfill his dream?

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