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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 old is Lucas in the beginning of the novel?

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

3. How does Bella escape the boys in Chapter 12?

4. What job is Lucas going to start at the VA in Chapter 4?

5. Who do Lucas and Olivia take Bella to see about pet laws in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What violations does the man from animal control cite when he encounters Bella in Chapter 8?

2. Where do the boys take Bella in Chapter 12? How does she escape?

3. Where is Bella taken in Chapter 11? Why?

4. How does Bella escape her foster home in Chapter 11? Where does she go?

5. Who is Olivia and how does Lucas know her?

6. What remarkable ability does Bella have in relation to Terri's illness?

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

8. What leads up to the protest in Chapter 7?

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

10. How is Bella broken out of the pound in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the characters of Gavin and Taylor in A Dog's Way Home. Where do Gavin and Taylor meet Bella? Why do they take her in? Where do they live? What is their relationship like?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Bella in A Dog's Way Home. What is Bella's backstory? What is Bella's principle objective throughout the novel? What qualities does Bella exhibit that are heroic?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Axel in A Dog's Way Home. Where does Axel live? What is Axel's backstory? What are his objectives in the story? How does he impact Bella?

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