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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 is the suspected reason for Axel's death?

2. Who pleads with Axel to go with the others when they go south in Chapter 23?

3. What does Bella find to eat when she crawls into a garage in Chapter 22?

4. What is the name of Dutch's owner's sister?

5. What are the men doing in the park when Axel and Bella arrive in the end of Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bella save the kittens in Chapter 20?

2. How does Bella initially encounter Dutch?

3. How does Axel die? How does Bella respond?

4. How does the presence of snow change the circumstances for Bella and Big Kitten in Chapter 15?

5. Who is Tom and why is he important in the narrative?

6. Where do Gavin and Taylor take Bella and Dutch in Chapter 17? Why?

7. What happens when the coyotes attack in Chapter 14?

8. Why does Dutch run away in Chapter 18?

9. Who trashes Axel's belongings and what is done about it?

10. What is done to help the man after the avalanche in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of breed discrimination legislation in A Dog's Way Home. What does this term mean? How does breed discrimination impact the plot of this novel? What are the author's opinions of breed discrimination legislation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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