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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Grogans really want for their third child?
(a) That it be female.
(b) That it be born soon after the second child.
(c) That it be male.
(d) That it be born five years or more after the second child.

2. Why did the Grogans take Marley to his last visit to the vet?
(a) He was coughing up blood.
(b) His intestinal condition had returned again.
(c) They couldn't detect a heartbeat.
(d) He was gasping for air.

3. What was the name of the movie Marley was in?
(a) The Last Home Run.
(b) Fly Catch.
(c) All the Bases.
(d) World Series Wonders.

4. Not long after moving north, John noticed a change in Marley. What was it?
(a) Marley was having trouble seeing.
(b) Marley had hardly any energy.
(c) Marley was losing his hearing.
(d) Marley was having trouble chewing.

5. Why did Marley's aging prompt John to leave his new job and seek something else?
(a) John felt they'd have to move if Marley died.
(b) Life doesn't last forever and you should make the most of it.
(c) John thought Marley would be better off in a hot climate.
(d) John could see he was getting old along with Marley.

6. In chapter 19, what did John say was becoming a serious hobby?
(a) Writing.
(b) Woodworking.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Music.

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

8. What did the Grogans name their second son?
(a) Conor.
(b) Cieran.
(c) Calvin.
(d) Colin.

9. Marley developed another health issue as he got older that stopped him from getting around. What did he develop?
(a) Myopia.
(b) Arthritis.
(c) An infected paw that wouldn't heal.
(d) Curvature of the spine.

10. What excuse did John give the people at the beach for Marley's behavior at Dog Beach?
(a) He was not used to crowds and got excited.
(b) He had drunk too much seawater.
(c) He was having a bad day.
(d) He had been out in the sun too long.

11. What caused Marley to be forever banned from Dog Beach?
(a) He swam out of his depth and had to be rescued.
(b) He bit a man.
(c) He chased a toddler.
(d) He urinated, vomited, and defecated where he wasn't supposed to.

12. What had John hoped to find that day on September 11, 2003?
(a) A way to work out his grief over 9/11.
(b) Peace.
(c) The meaning of life.
(d) A story he could write with a fresh angle.

13. Who came to help out after Jenny got home from the hospital?
(a) Aunt Anita.
(b) Aunt Margaret.
(c) Aunt Althea.
(d) Aunt Esther.

14. What did John decide to do that took him to a place called Emmaus?
(a) Apply for an editing job with J.I. Rodale's magazine.
(b) Become the head writer for J.I. Rodale's magazine.
(c) Buy J.I. Rodale's magazine.
(d) Edit the website for J.I. Rodale's magazine.

15. J.I. Rodale was the leader in the back-to-the-earth movement in the 1960s. What magazine did he publish?
(a) Earth Mother North.
(b) Lawn and Garden.
(c) Organic Gardening.
(d) Back to the Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marley die?

2. What did the Grogans name their third child?

3. What had happened in that town on September 11, 2001?

4. What did the Grogans' neighbor warn them not to do with their farm animals?

5. As Marley aged, what part of the house gave him real problems?

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