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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Chapter 3 of For Whom the Ball Rolls is entitled "To Heck with the Planet of the" (47) what?
2. What items in the kitchen does Grampa break while Petey and Li'l Petey talk about forgiveness in the other room?
3. Every chapter's title page in the Dog Man books contains the name of which pretend illustrator?
4. At the end of Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers," who finishes building his army of "burgle balls" (135)?
5. What is the first type of store victimized by the "burgle balls" (141)?
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. What is Dog Man's origin story?
3. In what way does the foreword of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls broaden the traditional definition of family?
4. 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?
5. What is Pilkey's purpose for using an allusion to Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?
6. At what solution does Petey arrive when Dog Man and 80-HD miss Li'l Petey terribly after he moves out?
7. Why is Dog Man unable to help in the effort to stop the crimes committed by Dr. Scum's burgle balls?
8. How do the burgle balls invented by Dr. Scum work?
9. 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)?
10. What are three different actions Petey takes as he prepares to welcome his son Li'l Petey back into their home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narratives of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22 and analyze Pilkey’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22.
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Pilkey send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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