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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 Sylvia say about Mike, her ex-boyfriend, in Chapter 19?

2. What drug is referred to when Bella describes the men in the park passing "something small and thin like a pencil" in Chapter 23?

3. What is Axel's response when Tom says to him in Chapter 24, "I just wish you would let people help you, Axel" (271)?

4. How does Bella describe the fireplace when she lives with Axel in the park?

5. Where is Bella when she is living with Axel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads Bella to abandon Gavin and Taylor in Chapter 22?

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

4. Who is Mike and what conflicts does he present in the narrative?

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

6. Why does Dutch run away in Chapter 18?

7. How does Bella almost die in Chapter 21?

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

9. Who is Sylvia and how is she described?

10. Who is Chloe and what are Bella's impressions of her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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