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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is NOT a member of the Supa Buddies, the group that captures the burgle balls in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?
(a) 80-HD.
(b) Piggy.
(c) Li'l Petey.
(d) Dog Man.

2. Chief yells at Dog Man and sends him home at the end of Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats" because he has now allowed how many criminals to escape in one week?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. Every chapter's title page in the Dog Man Books contains the name of which pretend author?
(a) Harold Hutchins.
(b) George Hutchins.
(c) Harold Beard.
(d) George Beard.

4. What does Petey do when he sees where Li'l Petey has chosen to spend his first night in the secret lab?
(a) He carries him into a different room.
(b) He yells.
(c) He carries him inside the secret lab.
(d) He lets Li'l Petey sleep.

5. Who proves to Sarah on the television news that Dog Man is now cured of his instinctual response to balls?
(a) Big Jim.
(b) Chief.
(c) 80-HD.
(d) Li'l Petey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action is NOT taken by 80-HD or Dog Man when they accept Petey's custody offer?

2. What sound does it make when Dog Man jumps into a metal garbage can in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?

3. When Li'l Petey reminds his father Petey of the time he forgave him for abandonment, what action does Petey take?

4. When the reader first joins Dog Man in Chapter 1: "The Rise of the Planet of the Cats," he is chasing a criminal with which character?

5. Who reports to Petey that he is on the television news and then tries to hug Petey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pilkey's purpose for using an allusion to Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?

2. What are three different actions Petey takes as he prepares to welcome his son Li'l Petey back into their home?

3. What is Dog Man's origin story?

4. Who is Sarah Hatoff and what is her function within Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls?

5. What is the main emotion Petey experiences when he hears that seven dogs have been pardoned in Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats" and what action does he take as a result?

6. For what reason does Dr. Scum call Chief in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?

7. Discuss an instance when Li'l Petey teaches an adult an important lesson.

8. At what solution does Petey arrive when Dog Man and 80-HD miss Li'l Petey terribly after he moves out?

9. What differences between Petey and his son Li'l Petey are apparent during their walk home together after Petey's release from jail?

10. In what way does the foreword of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls broaden the traditional definition of family?

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