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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does John give the reader about getting a dog?
(a) Take care of a friend's dog first for practice.
(b) Don't get a puppy if you can't stay home all day with it.
(c) Don't get a dog from a pet store.
(d) To research the breed you want before getting one.

2. What was Marley's most obvious characteristic as John brought him home for the first time?
(a) Nervousness.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Hostility.
(d) Curiosity.

3. The Grogans decided to enroll Marley in obedience classes. Why wouldn't the trainer allow both of them to work with Marley?
(a) She didn't believe Marley would obey John.
(b) She said it would be too distracting for the other dogs.
(c) She said a dog can only answer to one master.
(d) She didn't believe Marley would obey Jenny.

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

5. What was true about Jenny at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) She was looking for a new job.
(b) She was fed up with Marley.
(c) She was having a hard time with motherhood.
(d) She was pregnant again.

6. How was John feeling as they awaited the results of the pregnancy test?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Angry.

7. When did John go to help his neighbor in response to her screams?
(a) One rainy November evening.
(b) One hot October night.
(c) One cold December afternoon.
(d) One cool October morning.

8. What was the Labrador retriever originally bred for?
(a) Hunting foxes.
(b) Helping North Atlantic fishermen.
(c) Leading the blind.
(d) Rescuing stranded people.

9. Why did they decide to adopt one of Lori's puppies?
(a) Lori's prices were cheap.
(b) They didn't want to get a dog from a puppy mill.
(c) She was the only Labrador retriever breeder in the area.
(d) They knew several of Lori's dogs and they were all great pets.

10. What was the first thing John and Jenny fought about regarding the puppy?
(a) Where he would sleep.
(b) What to name him.
(c) Who would be his vet.
(d) How to get him housebroken

11. In anticipation of their baby's birth, what did the Grogans book in advance?
(a) A kennel spot for Marley.
(b) A luxury birthing suite.
(c) A sleeping room for John.
(d) A midwife.

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

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

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

15. In her fifth month of pregnancy, what did Jenny send John out to buy one Sunday night at eight o'clock?
(a) Baby formula.
(b) Baby toys.
(c) Baby food.
(d) Baby socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Soon after they found out Jenny was pregnant, the Grogans had to treat Marley for fleas. Why did this worry them?

2. What did the Grogans decide to do at the end of Chapter 9?

3. A few weeks after Marley joined their household, Jenny thought she was pregnant. What did the Grogans do?

4. A couple of days after Jenny came home from the doctor's appointment, John bought her some flowers. What did Marley do to them?

5. While the Grogans were getting used to the news of Jenny's pregnancy, what did Marley do?

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