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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. Who is described as Dutch's Lucas in Chapter 22?

2. What mix of dog is Dutch guessed to be partly by the hikers in Chapter 16?

3. Why does the box of kittens fall into the pool in Chapter 20?

4. What is Gavin's profession?

5. Where does Dutch's owner say he is going to live with his brother and his wife next month in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are Bella's impressions of Gavin and Taylor?

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

6. What does Bella steal from the grocery store in Chapter 22? What are the repercussions of this action?

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss three examples of irony in A Dog's Way Home. Given the unique narrative style of this novel, how is dramatic irony employed? What is situational irony and how does it apply to the novel's ending? What verbal irony appears in the text?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the different settings seen in A Dog's Way Home. Where does the story begin? Where does Bella's journey set off? How far does Bella travel?

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