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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. Who creates Commander Cupcake's costume in Chapter 7: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?
(a) 80-HD.
(b) Big Jim.
(c) Crunky.
(d) Petey.

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

3. Which villain from the first Dog-Man book resurfaces at the end of Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?
(a) Dr. Whatchamacallit.
(b) Dr. Scum.
(c) Dr. Evil.
(d) Dr. Yes.

4. The foreword of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls states that Dog Man was created when a policeman and a police dog were hurt in what way?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) An explosion.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A car accident.

5. At the end of Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers," who finishes building his army of "burgle balls" (135)?
(a) Dr. Scum.
(b) Dr. Strangelove.
(c) Dr. Whatchamacallit.
(d) Dr. No.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first type of store victimized by the "burgle balls" (141)?

2. Who gets ready for bedtime in cat jail at the start of Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?

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

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. Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers" begins in what location?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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)?

3. What is Dog Man's origin story?

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. 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"?

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

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

8. 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?

9. How does Petey get out of jail in Chapter 3: "To Heck with the Planet of the Cats”?

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

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