View a FREE sample

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 is the name of the big gray dog at Jennifer's that gets adopted in Chapter 5?

3. Mostly what color is Buddy?

4. In Chapter 9, who does Clarity suggest that Trent ask to the prom?

5. How long has it been since Buddy's master died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Buddy and the other puppies are introduced to Johnny and why?

2. How does Molly feel when Clarity leaves without her in Chapter 5?

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

4. What is learned about Buddy at the vet?

5. In Chapter 12, what choices did CJ tell Trent that she has for community service?

6. What happens when Clarity falls into the water?

7. In Chapter 2 the summer after it is learned that Buddy has cancer, where does he have the least amount of pain?

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

9. What does Gloria give Molly to eat in Chapter 9, and how does the food affect Molly?

10. Why is CJ arrested in Chapter 10?

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

Max remembers his other lives. How does remembering other lives affect Max’s behavior? What problems and challenges has CJ had in her life? How does the past influence the present for Max and CJ?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 719 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample