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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. Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers" begins in what location?

3. Petey suggests in Chapter 5: "A Good Dose of Reality" that Li'l Petey live with 80-HD and Dog Man at what times?

4. Who reports to Petey that he is on the television news and then tries to hug Petey?

5. What tools do 80-HD and Li'l Petey use to teach Dog Man to focus?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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"?

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

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. How is the theme of faith portrayed in the relationship between Dog Man and Chief?

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

8. What are three different actions Petey takes as he prepares to welcome his son Li'l Petey back into their home?

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

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

What ultimate message is Pilkey sending about the nature and value of compassion?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Pilkey’s novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22. What message is Pilkey sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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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