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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. Where is Bella when she is living with Axel?

2. What causes Bella and Dutch to attack Mike in Chapter 20?

3. What happens after the kittens fall into the pool in Chapter 20?

4. How many young men are at Axel's tent when Bella and he arrive in the beginning of Chapter 24?

5. What animal does Big Kitten take Bella to feed on in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Dutch run away in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the setting of Kurch's home described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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