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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. What does Grampa do with the seafood crackers his son Petey gives him in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?

2. What items in the kitchen does Grampa break while Petey and Li'l Petey talk about forgiveness in the other room?

3. Which character is featured on the title page of Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?

4. Grampa commands Li'l Petey to pick up what objects in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?

5. Chapter 2 of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls is entitled "Behavior Modification" (33) what?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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)?

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

3. Discuss an instance when Li'l Petey teaches an adult an important lesson.

4. In what way does the foreword of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls broaden the traditional definition of family?

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

6. What is Dog Man's origin story?

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

8. What is Dog Man's least favorite activity and how do you know?

9. What reason does Li'l Petey give his father Petey when he explains his choice to find Grampa?

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

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

Choose an object from Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls or Fetch-22, such as the red ball, the game of checkers, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by Pilkey in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narratives of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Pilkey’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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