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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. What happens when Ethan is contacted and told the dog was to be adopted?
(a) He is relieved.
(b) He becomes angry and says he has changed his mind.
(c) He is very happy.
(d) He is nervous about the dog's future.

2. Ellie meets Maya's ___________ cats.
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

3. A man comes and claps and puts the puppies who__________________ into a box.
(a) Snap at him.
(b) Bark.
(c) Cower.
(d) Don't cower.

4. What is Maya's neighbor Al always doing?
(a) Asking her questions.
(b) Asking her if he can help her.
(c) Staring at her.
(d) Asking her out on dates.

5. Who is Marilyn?
(a) A teenager who had run away from home.
(b) A child who had gotten lost in the woods.
(c) An Alzheimer's patient who had disappeared.
(d) A woman who had been kidnapped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jakob tells Maya he is taking disability and getting his __________ degree at UCLA.

2. The puppy's new home reminds her of what place?

3. Ellie is __________________ when she notices that she gives off odors, and male dogs mill round the apartment.

4. For how long does the main character live in the dog park?

5. Where is the dog taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Maya and Jakob.

2. How is Bear's sense of smell important in this section?

3. Describe the reuniting of Ethan and the dog. What might be the author's reason for this reunion?

4. What might Jakob's behavior foreshadow?

5. Why does Ethan change his mind and choose to adopt the dog?

6. How, at this point, are Jakob and Ethan alike?

7. Why might Ethan have kept the flip?

8. How is Ellie affected by the relationship between Maya and Al?

9. How is the dog park important?

10. How has Ellie's life changed? How does this compare to the changes in Bailey's life?

(see the answer keys)

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