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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. What term does Grampa apply to Petey's house when he enters for the first time?
(a) Dump.
(b) Scumbucket.
(c) Palace.
(d) Showplace.

2. The three new villains discussed in the foreword are revealed to be living on what character in Chapter 3?
(a) Petey.
(b) Sarah.
(c) 80-HD.
(d) Dog Man.

3. What type of creature is Dog Man's friend Zuzu who is discussed in the Foreword: "Our Story Thus Far"?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A poodle.
(d) A woman.

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 lets Li'l Petey sleep.
(b) He carries him inside the secret lab.
(c) He carries him into a different room.
(d) He yells.

5. Grampa commands Li'l Petey to pick up what objects in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?
(a) Pens.
(b) Scissors.
(c) Crayons.
(d) Pencils.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is riding inside his robot creation when its arms are ripped off by the mechanical rat at the end of Chapter 11: The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?

2. Which villain from the first Dog-Man book resurfaces at the end of Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?

3. 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?

4. When Dr. Scum realizes that Dog Man's greatest obsession has become his greatest fear, what does he invent?

5. To what location does Petey go in Chapter 4: "Papa Knows Best" to get his secret lab ready for Li'l Petey to move back in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is the theme of karmic retribution demonstrated in Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?

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

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

4. What method does the criminal wearing the striped clothing in Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats" use to get Dog Man off his trail?

5. What does Petey mean at the end of Chapter 4: "Papa Knows Best" when he tells Li'l Petey, "You need a good dose of reality" (70)?

6. In what way is the title of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls explained in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?

7. How does Li'l Petey react to seeing his father Petey in Chapter 4 and what is significant about his reaction?

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

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

10. What is Dog Man's origin story?

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