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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 7 is entitled, "Guess Who's Coming to" (107) which meal?
2. Which villain from the first Dog-Man book resurfaces at the end of Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?
3. Which character is riding inside his robot creation when its arms are ripped off by the mechanical rat at the end of Chapter 11: The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?
4. What are Li'l Petey and 80-HD doing when Dog Man returns home?
5. When Petey and Li'l Petey set out to save the world in Chapter 10: "Do Good," what is the name of the mechanical rat they ride into battle?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is the theme of karmic retribution demonstrated in Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?
2. Which one of the three flea-sized villains considers himself the leader and how do you know?
3. Who stays at Petey's Secret Lab while two other characters race to "save the world" (146) in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?
4. How is the theme of faith portrayed in the relationship between Dog Man and Chief?
5. For what reason does Dr. Scum call Chief in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack"?
6. 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?
7. What are three different actions Petey takes as he prepares to welcome his son Li'l Petey back into their home?
8. In what way does the foreword of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls broaden the traditional definition of family?
9. 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"?
10. How do the burgle balls invented by Dr. Scum work?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Pilkey’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22.
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