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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. All of the dogs are caught, except whom?

2. How do Ethan and Hannah behave around each other?

3. Why can the main character not find a home?

4. What happens when Toby is left in a truck?

5. What does Ethan call his dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the family not go to the farm? How does this represent a change in their lives?

2. Describe Todd. What might be wrong with him?

3. How does Ethan beat Todd? How might Todd feel about this? Why?

4. How is Bailey affected by all these changes? Is this typical for a dog? Why or why not?

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

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

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

8. What might Todd's behavior foreshadow?

9. What might Ethan mean by Doodle Dog?

10. Who is Senora? Is she kind? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Repetition of various elements is used in this story.

Part 1) What elements are repeated? Why are they repeated? How does the dog react to this repetition? How is the reader affected by this repetition?

Part 2) Is this repetition effective? Why or why not? What other literary devices are used in this book? Why are they used?

Part 3) What repetitive actions exist in humans lives? What actions do all or most humans have in common? What do these actions reveal about humans?

Essay Topic 2

The main character feels empathy for others.

Part 1) How is this revealed throughout the story? How is this a theme? To what themes is this one connected? How is it connected?

Part 2) How can people learn from this ability to sense the emotions of others and feel empathy for them? How can we be more empathetic towards others?

Part 3) Would you consider yourself to be empathetic? Why or why not? How can you be more empathetic to others?

Essay Topic 3

The main character believes that dogs are superior to other animals.

Part 1) How is this seen in this book? Why might the main character feel this way? How does this affect his relationships with other animals? Does this superiority also apply to humans? Why or why not?

Part 2) Does this superiority reflect a real dog's behavior towards other animals? If so, how? If not, why not? Do you believe that dogs are superior to other animals? If so, why? If not, what animal would you consider to be superior? Why?

Part 3) Do you see humans as superior to all other creatures? Why or why not? How has this attitude of superiority influenced human behavior throughout time? How does it still affect our world today?

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