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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. How is Ethan found?

2. The main character gets to know ____________, the horse, the ducks down at the pond, a black cat in the barn, and his first skunk!

3. Who is Smokey?

4. How does Bailey feel about this toy?

5. This dog is a mutt with three siblings and a __________ mother.

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Toby's siblings names? How might they have come about these names?

2. Why does Todd do all the bad things that he does?

3. What does Todd do in this section? Why?

4. How does Bailey/Toby feel about other animals? Why?

5. What might Todd's behavior foreshadow?

6. How has life changed for this family after Todd's setting fire to their house?

7. What do you believe has happened to Marshmallow? Support your response with evidence from this section.

8. How is Toby's death foreshadowed?

9. How do Marshmallow and Coco compare?

10. How does Toby defend Sister? What does this reveal about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story is seen through the eyes of a dog.

Part 1) How is his view "dog-like?" What human behaviors and actions does he view differently from how a human would view them? How might this affect the reader?

Part 2) What can be learned about humans through the eyes of this main character? What is revealed through this innocent animal?

Part 3) How can you begin to view the world with new eyes? How might this affect you and the way you see the world and those around you? Would this affect you in a positive or negative way? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The main character is joyful to be a dog.

Part 1) Why is the dog joyful? How is this seen through his thoughts and actions?

Part 2) How else does the dog feel in this story? Why does he feel this way? How does this compare to those around him?

Part 3) How can the reader relate to the main character's feelings? How is personification used regarding the dog's emotions?

Essay Topic 3

Todd is an antagonist in the story.

Part 1) Describe Todd. How does he develop over the course of the story? What assumptions are made about what has led him to act the way he does? Is there anything that could have been done to change him? If so, what? If not, why not?

Part 2) How does Todd's attitude and behavior affect those around him? What is his purpose in the story? What other characters throughout the book are similar to Todd? How are they similar?

Part 3) How do antagonists in your own life influence and affect you? How do you deal with them? What can be learned from your experiences with them?

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