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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. Where does the dog follow Ethan?

2. When Jakob is gone during the day , a nice woman named _______________ comes to play with Ellie.

3. Maya takes Ellie to Jakob's apartment. How does Ellie react?

4. Wally says that Ellie is the best dog he's ever seen. Then Maya says that she's too _________.

5. Where does a man put Bailey before he asks her if she can find her way out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the dog park important?

2. What might Jakob's behavior foreshadow?

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

4. How does Bear feel when Derek sets him free? Why does he feel this way?

5. How do both Maya and Jakob compare to Ethan? Which does Ellie like best? Why?

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

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

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

9. Why might Ethan have kept the flip?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The dog's sense of smell is very important in this book.

Part 1) In what ways is sense of smell important? How does it affect the story? How does it prepare the reader for what is to come?

Part 2) What other dog abilities are shown in this book? Why are these abilities shown? What can humans learn from the abilities of dogs?

Part 3) What abilities do humans have? How do we benefit from these abilities? How do others benefit from our abilities? What connections can be made between what the dog is capable of and what human are capable of doing?

Essay Topic 2

Making others happy is a theme in this book.

Part 1) How is this a theme? Why is this a theme? How can the reader relate to this theme? How does this theme affect the main character throughout the story?

Part 2) Is the main character changed for the better because he desires to make others happy? Why or why not? When does his desire to make others happy become detrimental to him? How can humans relate to this?

Part 3) Should people try to make others happy? Why or why not? How does this book support your response?

Essay Topic 3

A mother's love is a universal theme in this book.

Part 1) How is this a universal theme? How is this theme revealed in this book? How is repetition used in conjunction with this theme? What purpose does this serve?

Part 2) What is another universal theme found in this book? How are universal themes important in this book? How do these universal themes affect the reader?

Part 3) How are these themes tied to the main character's purpose in this book? How are they also tied to the purpose of the book as a whole?

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