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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. In what location does Li'l Petey fall asleep at the end of Chapter 5: "A Good Dose of Reality"?

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. At the end of Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers," who finishes building his army of "burgle balls" (135)?

4. Which of the three flea-sized villains is carried by the other two so that he can devote all his energy to thinking?

5. Every chapter's title page in the Dog Man books contains the name of which pretend illustrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dog Man unable to help in the effort to stop the crimes committed by Dr. Scum's burgle balls?

2. What is Dog Man's origin story?

3. Which one of the three flea-sized villains considers himself the leader and how do you know?

4. In what way is the theme of karmic retribution demonstrated in Chapter 6: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?

5. What differences between Petey and his son Li'l Petey are apparent during their walk home together after Petey's release from jail?

6. 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)?

7. What is Pilkey's purpose for using an allusion to Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar in Chapter 11: "The Very Hangry Caterpillar"?

8. What reason does Li'l Petey give his father Petey when he explains his choice to find Grampa?

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. At what solution does Petey arrive when Dog Man and 80-HD miss Li'l Petey terribly after he moves out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Pilkey's decision to include humor within the texts of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22. What purpose did Pilkey have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Petey’s character throughout the novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22. Discuss whether Petey is a round or flat character and whether Petey is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Choose an object from Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls or Fetch-22, such as the red ball, the game of checkers, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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