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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John realize as he sat at the site of the 9/11 second anniversary?
(a) That he would get another dog before Marley died.
(b) That he would have to quit writing.
(c) That everyone lives on borrowed time, including Marley.
(d) That he would keep Marley alive at all costs.

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

3. How did Marley adjust to life in the country?
(a) He was afraid of the wildlife.
(b) He kept getting lost in the woods.
(c) He loved it.
(d) He was unhappy.

4. Because of Marley's misbehavior around the time of their second son's birth, what did John decide to do?
(a) Get someone to adopt Marley.
(b) Have someone take care of the dog for a couple of months.
(c) Get a puppy so it would distract Marley.
(d) Give Marley obedience training himself.

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

6. In Chapter 27, Marley went to stay at the vet's for the Christmas week. Where did the family go?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Disney World.
(c) Disneyland.
(d) New York City.

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

8. Jenny went off to Boston during summer vacation with the kids and what did John decide to do with Marley?
(a) Pay a teenager to let the dog out twice a day.
(b) Board him at the local kennel.
(c) Take him to work with him.
(d) Have a friend move in for the week.

9. When Jenny had to stay in the hospital for twelve days, what was the atmosphere like at home?
(a) John couldn't cope and called his sister to help.
(b) John handled everything well and Marley behaved perfectly.
(c) Quiet - John had taken Patrick and Marley to his parents' home.
(d) The rules were relaxed.

10. How did the director want Marley to be trained for the movie he was in?
(a) Marley would be tranquilized.
(b) He just wanted Marley to be himself.
(c) He trained Marley himself.
(d) He had two professional trainers for Marley.

11. In chapter 24, John told the reader how Marley had aged. How old was Marley at this point?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

12. What did the Grogans' neighbor warn them not to do with their farm animals?
(a) Sell them to local people.
(b) Name them.
(c) Let them roam loose.
(d) Let them near Marley.

13. What had happened in that town on September 11, 2001?
(a) Terrorists took over the government buildings.
(b) A jet crashed into an army post.
(c) A jet crashed in a field there.
(d) The FBI caught a celll of international terrorists.

14. John phoned Jenny in Boston about Marley's digestive system condition and what did they decide to do about it?
(a) Let him die if that was what was inevitable.
(b) Take him another vet for a second opinion.
(c) Get him into surgery as soon as possible.
(d) Wait until Jenny and the kids returned home to decide.

15. What happened on their way home from the Grogans' Christmas vacation?
(a) They got lost.
(b) The stopped at a Lab breeder to check out the puppies.
(c) They crashed the van.
(d) They got a call saying Marley was not well.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marley die?

2. What did most of the Grogans' friends think about John and Jenny's expecting their third child?

3. What did the Grogans name their second son?

4. Why were the news media at the hospital when their second baby was born?

5. What did the second baby suffer from for four months?

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