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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 is the name of the robot Dr. Scum sends to do battle with the mechanical rat in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?
2. What does Grampa do with the seafood crackers his son Petey gives him in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?
3. Which three friends live together as "a family who fights the forces of badness" (17)?
4. Grampa commands Li'l Petey to pick up what objects in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are three different actions Petey takes as he prepares to welcome his son Li'l Petey back into their home?
2. What method does the criminal wearing the striped clothing in Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats" use to get Dog Man off his trail?
3. For what reason does Dr. Scum call Chief in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?
4. Why is Dog Man unable to help in the effort to stop the crimes committed by Dr. Scum's burgle balls?
5. 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"?
6. In what way does the foreword of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls broaden the traditional definition of family?
7. How is the theme of faith portrayed in the relationship between Dog Man and Chief?
8. What reason does Li'l Petey give his father Petey when he explains his choice to find Grampa?
9. How does Li'l Petey react to seeing his father Petey in Chapter 4 and what is significant about his reaction?
10. Who stays at Petey's Secret Lab while two other characters race to "save the world" (146) in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Pilkey’s use of the motif of sound within the graphic novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22.
Essay Topic 3
Determine Pilkey’s message within the novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22 regarding the definition of family.
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