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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 type of dog is Buddy's mother in Chapter 4?

2. What was the name of the man that Buddy spent a long and full life with?

3. In Chapter 4, what is Buddy's mother's fur like when he is reborn as a puppy?

4. In Chapter 12, how many hours does CJ spend helping Andi during her first day?

5. How much weight does Gloria say that she has lost in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gloria tell Hannah about being in the cellar?

2. How does Molly like living at Jennifer's house?

3. How did Buddy bring Hannah and Ethan back together?

4. Where does Clarity put Molly when she has to leave in Chapter 6?

5. What does Buddy do when Clarity goes into the barn?

6. Why does Molly decide that the family with the little girls left without her or Rocky?

7. What does Buddy feel as he is put to sleep at the end of Chapter 3?

8. What is learned about Buddy at the vet?

9. What becomes Clarity and Molly's routine in Chapter 7?

10. What happens when Clarity falls into the water?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

CJ is a woman in her 70s at the end of the novel. How do the experiences CJ has and the people she meets help her mature and make peace with her past?

Essay Topic 2

Buddy is put to sleep and then is reborn as a puppy. What is reincarnation? What does reincarnation have to do with fulfilling a purpose that was not completed in another life? What is revealed about reincarnation through Buddy’s rebirth?

Essay Topic 3

CJ often eats a lot and then throws up. How does CJ feel about herself? How does Gloria reinforce those feelings? What is revealed about eating disorders through CJ’s struggles with her weight?

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