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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Sixteen: The Audition and Chapter Seventeen: In the Land of Bochantas.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What device was being used at the obedience classes to help train the dogs?
(a) A choker chain.
(b) Dog biscuits.
(c) A whistle.
(d) A knotted cord.

2. Which Canadian province did Labrador Retrievers originate in?
(a) Nova Scotia.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Newfoundland.
(d) British Columbia.

3. What nickname did John give the obedience trainer?
(a) The Dog Driller.
(b) Miss Dominatrix.
(c) Mrs. Do-it-Right.
(d) Miss Domineering.

4. When he first got Marley, John was hoping to make some money off of the dog. How?
(a) By training him as a guide dog.
(b) By charging stud fees.
(c) By using him in commercials and movies.
(d) By hiring him out as a rescue dog.

5. Why did John feel a little embarrassed about moving to Boca Raton?
(a) The newspaper there had fired him a few years before.
(b) His ex-wife lived there.
(c) He had made fun of it in his newspaper articles.
(d) He had a lot of unpaid parking tickets from there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the dog given the full name of Grogan's Majestic Marley of Churchill?

2. The Grogans decided to enroll Marley in obedience classes. Why wouldn't the trainer allow both of them to work with Marley?

3. After Jenny came home from her first doctor's appointment in Chapter 6, how did Marley react?

4. What was a consideration for the Grogans in finding a new place to live?

5. What advice does John give the reader about getting a dog?

(see the answer key)

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