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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-four: The Potty Room and Chapter Twenty-five: Beating the Odds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Soon after they found out Jenny was pregnant, the Grogans had to treat Marley for fleas. Why did this worry them?
(a) Jenny was highly allergic to fleas.
(b) His ears were full of flea bites and could get infected.
(c) They used pesticides to treat the lawn.
(d) They thought they'd never get rid of them.

2. How did John find out about Dog Beach?
(a) He heard about it while trying to find ideas for articles.
(b) It was featured on a TV show.
(c) It was advertised in the newspaper.
(d) His neighbor told him about it.

3. Why did friends of the couple tell the Grogans their house was already baby-proofed?
(a) They had the perfect guard dog.
(b) They had put everything up out of the reach of Marley's mouth.
(c) They had put everything away because of Marley's tail.
(d) They had hardly any furniture.

4. What challenge did the Grogans face after the arrival of their second child?
(a) Not getting enough sleep.
(b) Not having enough room.
(c) Not having enough money.
(d) Having a very jealous dog.

5. Why were the news media at the hospital when their second baby was born?
(a) The millionth baby born in Florida was born there that day.
(b) They were doing a feature on natural childbirth.
(c) There had been a kidnapping.
(d) A celebrity's wife was having a baby, too.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jenny went off to Boston during summer vacation with the kids and what did John decide to do with Marley?

2. What was the name of the dog that Marley had his first playdate with?

3. J.I. Rodale was the leader in the back-to-the-earth movement in the 1960s. What magazine did he publish?

4. When he first got Marley, John was hoping to make some money off of the dog. How?

5. Why did Marley's aging prompt John to leave his new job and seek something else?

(see the answer key)

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