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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. Which character is riding inside the Colossal-Bot 2000 on the title page of Chapter 12: "A Farewell to Arms"?
2. Li'l Pete finds in Chapter 3: "The Discovery" that the creature who ingests "Supa Brain Dots" (45) develops what skill before the final result of the chemical GR-2 kicks in?
3. In Chapter 4: “Visiting Grampa,” Chief names which character as his "most trusted officer" (56)?
4. What vehicle does Pilkey use to deliver Flippy's backstory in Chapter 7: “Flippy Returns”?
5. Who comes running to warn other characters that "The Fair Fairy's about to start" (16) in Chapter 1: "The Fair Fairy"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What news does Flippy receive in Chapter 7: "Flippy Returns" and whom does he have to thank for the news he receives?
2. What reason does Petey give Li'l Petey for why the world cannot be horrible in Chapter 14 of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls: "The Mud and the Stars"?
3. What method do Big Jim and Petey use to escape from cat jail in Chapter 8: "The Fetcher in the Sky"?
4. What does the jail guard see Grampa doing when he enters Grampa's jail cell to tell him he has two visitors in Chapter 4: "Visiting Grampa"?
5. Which characters are captured by Dr. Scum in Chapter 12: "A Farewell to Arms" and what method does Dr. Scum use to catch them?
6. Who turns off The Fair Fairy television show in Chapter 1: "The Fair Fairy" and why?
7. The foreword of Dog Man: Fetch-22 indicates that Grampa is now in what location?
8. What change takes place within Petey's character over the course of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls?
9. What problem has the Fair Fairy been experiencing during the filming of her television show, as described in Chapter 1: "The Fair Fairy"?
10. What happens to the pile of Supa Brain Dots in Chapter 5: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next" that Dog Man had collected from all over the city?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Discuss how and why Pilkey instills three different humanist messages into the narratives of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22.
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