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

2. What is the name of the dog that Bella sees when the avalanche hits in Chapter 15?

3. What does Bella do after meeting the kittens in Chapter 20?

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

5. What does the homeless man do while Bella is eating his treats in the end of Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Axel and where does he live?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Sylvia in A Dog's Way Home. Why do Bella and Dutch live with Sylvia for a period of time? How does Sylvia treat the dogs? Why do Bella and Dutch leave her home?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Lucas in A Dog's Way Home. What are Lucas's objectives in the novel? With whom does Lucas share relationships and how would you describe those relationships? What is Lucas's relationship with Bella like?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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