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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. What do they want to name him?

2. Jakob takes Ellie to the park to _________.

3. What does the puppy wonder?

4. What does Maya tell Jakob she is thinking of doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare Maya and Jakob.

2. Describe Bear's owners. How do they compare to owners in previous lives?

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

4. What repetition continues through this section? Why?

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

6. How does Ellie sacrifice herself in this section? Why?

7. Why might Ethan have kept the flip?

8. What does Ellie's last rescue reveal about her training?

9. What might Jakob's behavior foreshadow?

10. What are the parallels between Ethan and Jakob?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The main character is a dog that goes through four reincarnations.

Part 1) What is reincarnation? Why might this dog go through reincarnation? How does he change with every reincarnation? What leads to this change?

Part 2) Do you believe that the last life in this story is his final life? Why or why not? How is this last life different from the others? What has he learned from these lives?

Part 3) How is reincarnation a part of many human cultural beliefs? How are these beliefs illustrated through the life of this dog? Why might people believe in reincarnation? Do you believe in reincarnation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The main character feels primal rage towards several characters in this book.

Part 1) For whom does the main character feel this strong rage? How does this rage influence how the dog acts? What are the consequences of the dog's actions? What can be learned from this?

Part 2) How can humans relate to this rage? Should humans react more like this dog to feelings of rage? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you felt feelings of rage? How did you deal with these feelings? What have you learned from these feelings and the situation that led to this rage?

Essay Topic 3

The main character is spayed/neutered and euthanized in each story.

Part 1) Why is the dog spayed or neutered? How does this seem to affect him? Why is he affected in this way? Why at the end of each life, is the dog euthanized?

Part 2) Do you see these two actions as humane? Why or why not? Should this have been done to the main character? Why or why not? Do you think he minded these things being done to him? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do you believe animals should be sterilized and/or euthanized? Why or why not? Are these also acceptable things to do to to humans? Why or why not?

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