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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. In Chapter 24, where does CJ take Max?

2. In Chapter 27, how long has it been since Gloria have moved?

3. How many sales does Trent discover that Gloria has made selling houses?

4. In Chapter 23, what does Trent bring when he comes to see CJ?

5. In Chapter 20, what is the name of the dog that CJ is watching?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, how does CJ get away from Shane?

2. How does Max find CJ in Chapter 19?

3. What does Molly do at the end of Chapter 17?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Trent find out about Gloria?

5. In Chapter 16, what does a man tell CJ when they meet near some outdoor tables?

6. What does Hannah give CJ in Chapter 27?

7. What does Max say about CJ coming to live at Trent's place in Chapter 26?

8. How do the police find out that CJ is a runaway is Chapter 17?

9. In Chapter 22, what happens when Barry, the guy CJ is house-sitting for, returns?

10. In Chapter 20, how is CJ persuaded to take Max?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The novel is about a dog that has many lives. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not fantasy?

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