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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 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"?
(a) Dr. Scum.
(b) Piggy.
(c) Grampa.
(d) Sarah.

2. In what location is Petey when Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats" begins?
(a) In jail.
(b) In the ocean.
(c) Atop a mountain.
(d) At an amusement park.

3. What tools do 80-HD and Li'l Petey use to teach Dog Man to focus?
(a) Paper clips.
(b) Rubber bands.
(c) Exit slips.
(d) Flash cards.

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 car accident.
(b) A tornado.
(c) An explosion.
(d) A hurricane.

5. Li'l Petey tells Dog Man that if he loses focus, he will have to participate in what activity?
(a) A bath.
(b) A nap.
(c) A missed meal.
(d) A dog house-cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character is hypnotized by Piggy within Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?

2. Every chapter's title page in the Dog Man Books contains the name of which pretend author?

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"?

4. What item does Li'l Petey provide to 80-HD when he requests that 80-HD find a particular character's father?

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

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 Dog Man's least favorite activity and how do you know?

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

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

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

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

8. What is Dog Man's origin story?

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

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

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