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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 do after meeting the kittens in Chapter 20?

2. What does Sylvia say about Mike, her ex-boyfriend, in Chapter 19?

3. How many fractures does Dutch's owner say he got in the avalanche in Chapter 18?

4. What is the name of Sylvia's cat?

5. What prey do Bella and Big Kitten steal from the fox in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sylvia tell Gavin when he returns for the dogs in Chapter 21? Why is this a cause for tension in the reader?

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

4. How and where does Bella first meet Big Kitten?

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

6. How does Kurch respond to being reunited with Dutch?

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

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

9. Why does Dutch run away in Chapter 18?

10. Who is Axel and where does he live?

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

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 3

Discuss Bella's relationships with the residents and clients at the VA Hospital. In what ways does Bella help the residents? How do they help Bella? What is Bella's situation like regarding the VA hospital at the end of the novel?

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