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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. The three new villains discussed in the foreword are revealed to be living on what character in Chapter 3?
2. Dog Man holds onto which body part of Petey's at the end of Chapter 4: "Papa Knows Best" as Li'l Petey is being led away?
3. 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?
4. What name does Dog Man's police chief friend use?
5. Petey gets angry in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack" when Grampa tries to tell a story about which of Petey's body parts?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Pilkey's purpose for using an allusion to Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?
2. Discuss an instance when Li'l Petey teaches an adult an important lesson.
3. For what reason does Dr. Scum call Chief in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?
4. 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)?
5. In what way is the theme of karmic retribution demonstrated in Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?
6. How is the theme of faith portrayed in the relationship between Dog Man and Chief?
7. In what way does the foreword of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls broaden the traditional definition of family?
8. How do the burgle balls invented by Dr. Scum work?
9. 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?
10. What reason does Li'l Petey give his father Petey when he explains his choice to find Grampa?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What messages does Pilkey send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
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 message does Pilkey send within the pages of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22 concerning the link between fear and vulnerability?
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