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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. 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?
(a) The pharmacy.
(b) The market.
(c) The furniture store.
(d) The ice cream shop.

2. What does Dog Man do when he first encounters a burgle ball?
(a) He jumps on it.
(b) He throws it into the river.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He stomps on it.

3. What is the name of the robot Dr. Scum sends to do battle with the mechanical rat in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?
(a) Colossal-Bot 2000.
(b) Colossal-Bot 6000.
(c) Colossal-Bot 8000.
(d) Colossal-Bot 3000.

4. Chapter 3 of For Whom the Ball Rolls is entitled "To Heck with the Planet of the" (47) what?
(a) Aliens.
(b) Robots.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

5. Which character is featured on the title page of Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?
(a) 80-HD.
(b) Petey.
(c) Dog Man.
(d) Li'l Petey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the pillows on Petey's bed in his secret lab?

2. Chapter 7 is entitled, "Guess Who's Coming to" (107) which meal?

3. In what location is Petey when Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats" begins?

4. Which three friends live together as "a family who fights the forces of badness" (17)?

5. What sort of red toy does the criminal remove from his shirt once he is cornered by Dog Man in Chapter 1: "The Rise of the Planet of the Cats"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the burgle balls invented by Dr. Scum work?

3. 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)?

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

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

6. Who stays at Petey's Secret Lab while two other characters race to "save the world" (146) in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?

7. 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?

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

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

10. Which one of the three flea-sized villains considers himself the leader and how do you know?

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