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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eighteen: Alfresco Dining and Chapter Nineteen: Lightning Strikes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When John went out to help his neighbor, how had she been injured?
(a) She'd been knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.
(b) She had been stabbed in the ribs.
(c) She'd been mugged at the bus stop.
(d) She'd been shot in the shoulder.

2. What does author John Grogan call the place where he got his childhood dog?
(a) A mom and pop pet store.
(b) A dog emporium.
(c) A designer breeder.
(d) A mutt ranch.

3. When they went to pick out John's first dog, how did his father advise him to test a dog for nerves?
(a) To yell.
(b) To jump in front of the dog and yell "boo!"
(c) To rattle the cage.
(d) To press down on the car horn.

4. At Marley's second obedience class, what was being taught?
(a) How to stay.
(b) How to attack.
(c) How to sit.
(d) How to heel.

5. Where did John first put Marley to sleep his first night home?
(a) In their shed.
(b) In the bedroom with him.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) In their attached garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one way John let Marley get used to their first baby?

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

3. What happens at the end of Chapter 19 that makes John rethink Marley's reactions to thunderstorms?

4. John nicknamed Marley "Clearance Dog" when they were looking at Lori's litter. Why?

5. Because of Marley's misbehavior around the time of their second son's birth, what did John decide to do?

(see the answer key)

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