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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 does Bella describe feeling like while in the shelter in Chapter 9?

2. What is the name of the man that Bella refers to as "Hat-man"?

3. Who gives Lucas and his mother a ride home from the hospital in Chapter 7?

4. What does Ty tell Lucas he will do if Bella is discovered at the VA in Chapter 7?

5. Where does Audrey say she is taking Bella to a foster home in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dr. Gann and what threat does he present in the narrative?

2. Who is the "pack" that Bella encounters in Chapter 12? What does she experience in their company?

3. Why is the narrative style of this novel unique?

4. Who is Audrey and why does she come to the cat colony?

5. Why does Lucas teach Bella the "No Barks" game?

6. What is the backstory between Lucas and Terri?

7. What are the obstacles of Lucas taking in Bella as a pet?

8. What foreshadowing is exhibited in the exchange between Gunter and Terri in the end of Chapter 7?

9. Who cares for Bella at her new home in Chapter 11? What are Bella's impressions of these people?

10. Who is Wayne and what are Bella's impressions of him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the plot structure of A Dog's Way Home. What is the inciting incident of the plot? Where does the climax of the novel occur? What information is revealed in the falling action and denouement of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of A Dog's Way Home. From what point of view is the narrative related? Is the story related in the past, present, or future tense? Why is the narrative style of this novel unique? How would the novel change if it were related from a different perspective?

Essay Topic 3

How does Dr. Gann contribute to the plot of A Dog's Way Home? What threat does Dr. Gann present in much of the novel? Why are Dr. Gann's actions in the ending of the novel ironic?

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