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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 Intro #2, how do a cop and a police dog get injured?

2. In Chapter 1, where do the Chief and the Mayor fall after the Mayor's hat rips?

3. In Chapter 3, what does Big Jim call Grampa after he becomes Snug?

4. What does Big Jim want to do in Chapter 3 after he becomes Snug?

5. In Intro #1, how many comics did George and Harold sell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Li'l Petey do with Dog Man in Chapter 3 when Dog Man comes home upset because he lost his job?

2. In Chapter 3, what does Grampa tell Big Jim when he asks why Grampa is so mean to him?

3. What conversation and with whom does the Mayor have in Chapter 2?

4. Why does Grampa get angry with Big Jim in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 2, what does the Chief help Dog Man pack up from his desk at the police station?

6. What happens in Chapter 2 when the Chief and Dog Man go to the Mayor's house?

7. Why do Maude and another cop yell at Dog Man and order him out of the police station in Chapter 2?

8. What is Grampa's new invention and what does it do?

9. In Intro #1, why do George and Harold get in trouble?

10. What happens when the Chief tries to get the Mayor's hat from Dog Man in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature and stories. What is the genre of Dog Man: Grime and Punishment? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in Dog Man: Grime and Punishment? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 3

A spoiler in literature is an element in a written work that reveals plot elements or content. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

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