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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 have to quit writing.
(b) That he would keep Marley alive at all costs.
(c) That he would get another dog before Marley died.
(d) That everyone lives on borrowed time, including Marley.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Eating outside was a big part of the restaurant scene in Boca Raton. How did this turn into a disaster for the Grogans?
(a) Marley dragged a table right through a restaurant eating area.
(b) Marley bit a customer at the next table.
(c) Marley got loose and grabbed food off people's plates.
(d) Marley scared a little girl who wouldn't stop screaming.

6. Soon after their second son was born, Marley ripped up a couch cushion. How did Jenny react?
(a) She refused to let him into the house.
(b) She pounded him with her fists.
(c) She kicked him.
(d) She locked him in the bathroom.

7. What did John tell himself was the reason for Marley's behavior at Dog Beach?
(a) Marley was just reacting to uptight people.
(b) Marley just wanted to have fun.
(c) Marley was getting old.
(d) Marley had diminished mental capacity.

8. How much would Marley get paid for the movie he was in?
(a) Nothing.
(b) $10 an hour.
(c) $1000.
(d) $1500.

9. 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.

10. The Grogans had paid less for their farm animals than normal. Why?
(a) The animals were not able to breed.
(b) The animals were in poor health.
(c) John did some free work for the farmer.
(d) The animals hadn't had their gender identified.

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

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

13. What had John's mother told the Grogans that they realized was true, once they had two children?
(a) That the financial cost of babies is high.
(b) That children are a huge challenge.
(c) That babies grow up very fast.
(d) That two children is more than twice the work of one.

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

15. What was true about the majority of beaches in South Florida when the Grogans lived there?
(a) They were polluted.
(b) They were open to pets.
(c) They had banned dogs.
(d) They were private.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jenny went off to Boston during summer vacation with the kids and what did John decide to do with Marley?

2. Why didn't Marley fit into the Boca Raton scene?

3. Marley got the movie audition because a film crew had just been to film the Grogan family as a typical Florida family. What was the purpose of this film?

4. How could the Grogans' new home in a northern State be described?

5. Marley liked to wander in his later years and one night he was gone for a long time. Where did John find him?

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