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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. At the end of Chapter 7, who comes to see Gloria?

2. Why is CJ arrested in Chapter 10?

3. How does Buddy get inside the vet's office on his last day?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 15, where does CJ tell Trent she will go with Molly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Buddy describe what he sees when he is reborn as a puppy in Chapter 4?

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

3. How does Clarity get Gloria to let her keep Molly?

4. In Chapter 9, who is Molly's favorite of CJ's friends and why?

5. How does Buddy remember feeling when Ethan died and how does it feel now?

6. Why does CJ decide she and Molly will go to California in Chapter 15?

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

8. What do the Man and Jennifer decide to do when Bella will not nurse the puppies?

9. What is learned about Buddy at the vet?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some chapters in the novel end with a cliffhanger. What is a cliffhanger? How might a cliffhanger increase suspense? How do these inconclusive endings affect readers?

Essay Topic 2

Gloria criticizes CJ when she tells a woman at a party that she has cancer. Why is Gloria angry when CJ tells a woman that she has cancer? Why does CJ tell the woman that she has cancer? What is revealed about empathy and lack of empathy through CJ and Gloria’s actions?

Essay Topic 3

A protagonist is the hero of the story, and the antagonist is someone who cause the protagonist conflict. Who is the protagonist in the novel? Who causes the protagonist the most conflict?

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