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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. In what location does Li'l Petey fall asleep at the end of Chapter 5: "A Good Dose of Reality"?
(a) The front lawn.
(b) Dog Man's house.
(c) Petey's room.
(d) His own room.

2. Piggy decides to team up with a moth with what name in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?
(a) Kyle.
(b) Matt.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Daryl.

3. What word is applied to Petey on the television news in Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats"?
(a) Hero.
(b) Liar.
(c) Scoundrel.
(d) Thief.

4. Grampa tells Li'l Petey that he has never felt any love for which character?
(a) Chief.
(b) Dog Man.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Petey.

5. When Petey is pardoned by the governor, onto which character do the three villains mentioned in the foreword jump?
(a) Chief.
(b) Li'l Petey.
(c) Big Jim.
(d) 80-HD.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proves to Sarah on the television news that Dog Man is now cured of his instinctual response to balls?

2. What is the first thing Dog Man does when he sees Petey in Chapter 4: "Papa Knows Best"?

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

4. Which of the three flea-sized villains is carried by the other two so that he can devote all his energy to thinking?

5. At the end of Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers," who finishes building his army of "burgle balls" (135)?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

2. Why is Dog Man unable to help in the effort to stop the crimes committed by Dr. Scum's burgle balls?

3. What is Dog Man's origin story?

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

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

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

7. How is the theme of faith portrayed in the relationship between Dog Man and Chief?

8. 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)?

9. Which two robots do battle in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar" and which characters operate them?

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

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