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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit had Marley developed as he got older?
(a) Pulling the fur on his belly out.
(b) Being fussy about where he went to the bathroom.
(c) Going to the bathroom inside the house.
(d) Licking his feet over and over.

2. What happened to Jenny at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) She broke her ankle.
(b) She gave birth to their second baby.
(c) She went into a severe depression.
(d) She went into premature labor.

3. What did the Grogans name their third child?
(a) Colleen.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Cayleigh.

4. What happened when the Grogans get settled on the plane?
(a) Their pet crickets got loose.
(b) Their frogs got loose.
(c) The flight attendant told them Marley was tearing up his crate.
(d) The baby got sick.

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

6. Why were the Grogan kids disappointed with their first Christmas in their new northern home?
(a) It was twenty below zero.
(b) They got very few presents.
(c) There was no snow.
(d) They missed sunny Florida.

7. The family decided to move to Boca Raton. What does Boca Raton mean?
(a) Back of the Rat.
(b) Mouth of the Rattlesnake.
(c) Back of the Rattlesnake.
(d) Mouth of the Rat.

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

9. Which of the following was not a reason the Grogans moved to Boca Raton?
(a) A lot of doctors practiced there.
(b) They found the perfect house in the perfect spot.
(c) There were good schools.
(d) There were good parks.

10. Marley ended up at the vet while Jenny and the kids were in Boston. Something was wrong with his digestive system. What was wrong with it?
(a) His stomach had flipped over on itself.
(b) He had a rupture of the bowel.
(c) His stomach had ripped open from an old wound.
(d) His esophagus was blocked.

11. What was the style of the Grogans' new house in Boca Rotan?
(a) A four bedroom ranch.
(b) A condo townhouse.
(c) A two storey Cape Cod.
(d) A three bedroom bungalow.

12. What did Marley destroy that John had bought to celebrate the second baby's birth?
(a) A box of cigars.
(b) A flowering shrub.
(c) A picture frame for the new baby's photo.
(d) A rocking chair.

13. How could the Grogans' new home in a northern State be described?
(a) A farmhouse by a creek.
(b) A rambling house sitting on two acres on the side of a hill.
(c) A brand new house on the edge of a village.
(d) A big bungalow on three acres.

14. 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) Organic Gardening.
(c) Back to the Earth.
(d) Lawn and Garden.

15. What did John do two months after first going to Emmaus?
(a) He joined a rock group in New Hampshire.
(b) He began a new career as a motivational speaker in Ohio.
(c) He moved his family there.
(d) Quit his job and took up organic gardening in Vermont.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, Marley went to stay at the vet's for the Christmas week. Where did the family go?

2. What happened to the movie Marley was in?

3. John built a shelter for the farm animals. Why did he include a door that could be closed at night?

4. What was the name of the movie Marley was in?

5. What was John's reaction to Marley's getting a film audition?

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