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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. The dog, reverting to his identity as Bailey, tries to jump into Ethan's lap. What does he love about Ethan?
(a) Ethan's voice.
(b) Ethan's smell.
(c) The food Ethan feeds him.
(d) The feel of the old man's hand on his face.

2. How does Ellie know that Jakob is a policeman?
(a) He tells her he is a policeman.
(b) He wears a badge that says policeman.
(c) He is mean like a policeman.
(d) He wears dark clothes with a gun in his belt.

3. Jakob teaches Ellie to find a person by __________.
(a) Listening for his or her voice.
(b) Licking his or her clothing.
(c) Looking for him or her.
(d) Sniffing an item of clothing.

4. Why does the dog lift his head with a jolt of surprise, as he drinks water at the river?
(a) He smells another dog.
(b) He knows where he is.
(c) He hears another animal.
(d) He sees a person.

5. The next day Buddy/Bailey finds his way to town by smell and finds what?
(a) A hotdog stand.
(b) A grocery store.
(c) The dog park.
(d) A pet store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wally tells Maya to reward Ellie by ____________.

2. A man comes and claps and puts the puppies who__________________ into a box.

3. Derek says the dog is for whom?

4. How does Jakob respond to what Maya tells him?

5. During the next days, Ellie and Maya found two children who had wandered away and a dead man. Maya is _____________ about the dead man than Jakob had been about such things.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the main character feel about cats? Why?

2. How does Bear's luck turn around in this section?

3. How is the dog park important?

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

5. How has the main character changed and stayed the same?

6. What is learned about Jakob? How does this encourage Maya?

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

8. What repetition continues through this section? Why?

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

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

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