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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-eight: Beneath the Cherry Trees and Chapter Twenty-nine: The Bad Dog Club.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the vet suggest they do with Marley's body?
(a) Take it home.
(b) Donate it to veterinary science research.
(c) Bury him in the town's pet cemetery.
(d) Have it cremated.

2. As Marley aged, what part of the house gave him real problems?
(a) The back door.
(b) The stairs.
(c) The crowded kitchen.
(d) The family room.

3. How did John feel about Marley's death as time went by?
(a) He soon forgets about Marley all together.
(b) He thinks it was a mistake to have had Marley put to sleep.
(c) His grief grows stronger.
(d) The memories become less painful and more pleasant.

4. When the Grogans got Marley, they were living in West Palm Beach, FL. What is the weather like there in the winter?
(a) Cool, humid, and foggy.
(b) Hot, muggy, and cloudy.
(c) Cold, dry, and snowy.
(d) Warm, dry, and sunny.

5. Why was the dog given the full name of Grogan's Majestic Marley of Churchill?
(a) Their breeder asked them to.
(b) John admired Winston Churchill.
(c) To register him as a purebred Labrador retriever.
(d) As a joke.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John and Jenny teach Marley how to retrieve?

2. How did Marley adjust to life in the country?

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

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

5. What was the dance name the Grogans gave to Marley that reflected his wiggling movements?

(see the answer key)

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