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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. Piggy decides to team up with a moth with what name in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?
2. What are Li'l Petey and 80-HD doing when Dog Man returns home?
3. To what location does Petey go in Chapter 4: "Papa Knows Best" to get his secret lab ready for Li'l Petey to move back in?
4. Which character is NOT mentioned in the foreword as one of the "three new villains" (15)?
5. In what location does Li'l Petey fall asleep at the end of Chapter 5: "A Good Dose of Reality"?
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. What reason does Li'l Petey give his father Petey when he explains his choice to find Grampa?
3. Discuss an instance when Li'l Petey teaches an adult an important lesson.
4. 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"?
5. Which one of the three flea-sized villains considers himself the leader and how do you know?
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. What is Pilkey's purpose for using an allusion to Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?
9. 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)?
10. What differences between Petey and his son Li'l Petey are apparent during their walk home together after Petey's release from jail?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the topic of deception treated within Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22 and how does the theme’s treatment relate to the novels’ depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
What is the function of Li’l Petey's character within the novels? Discuss the characterization methods used by Pilkey in depicting Li’l Petey and include in your discussion the reasons that Pilkey portrays Li’l Petey in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Pilkey’s use of the motif of sound within the graphic novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22.
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