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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. Li'l Petey tells his father Petey at the end of Chapter 4: "Visiting Grampa" that he is an easy person to feel what emotion for?

2. What feeling does Petey NOT have when he realizes he had been right about something in Chapter 2: “Shared Custody”?

3. The Fair Fairy always becomes infuriated when Downward Dog calls her by what title?

4. The Fair Fairy's boss Sam gets angry with the Fair Fairy for committing what transgression at the very beginning of Chapter 3: "The Discovery"?

5. The contents of the wagon that spills out when Dog Man falls down in Chapter 5: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next" fall onto what types of creatures?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name at least five reasons why the Fair Fairy is fired by Sam in Chapter 3: "The Discovery" in Dog Man: Fetch-22.

2. Discuss the irony present in the Fair Fairy's first comment when she gets outside after being fired in Chapter 3: "The Discovery."

3. 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"?

4. How is the "Ratterfly" (186) created in Chapter 13: "Commander Cupcake Returns"?

5. Which character hears the heroes' cries for help when they are captured by Dr. Scum and how does he respond?

6. In what location does Li'l Petey wake up in Chapter 6: "Barky McTreeface" and why?

7. What is the symbolism of the backpack used by Li'l Petey in Chapter 2: "Shared Custody"?

8. How does Petey feel when Commander Cupcake is given all the credit for destroying the Colossal-Bot 2000?

9. What change takes place within Petey's character over the course of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls?

10. Discuss a particular title page and its intended effect on the reader. Choose from either Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls or Fetch-22.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a lengthy interview with Pilkey. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of Pilkey’s answers and a major theme presented within the texts of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22.

Essay Topic 2

Determine Pilkey’s message within the novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22 regarding the definition of family.

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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