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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the vet suggest they do with Marley's body?
(a) Take it home.
(b) Have it cremated.
(c) Donate it to veterinary science research.
(d) Bury him in the town's pet cemetery.

2. How did Marley react to traveling north?
(a) He howled.
(b) He loved it.
(c) He had an emotional meltdown.
(d) He slept through it.

3. Why did John feel a little embarrassed about moving to Boca Raton?
(a) He had made fun of it in his newspaper articles.
(b) The newspaper there had fired him a few years before.
(c) He had a lot of unpaid parking tickets from there.
(d) His ex-wife lived there.

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

5. John built a shelter for the farm animals. Why did he include a door that could be closed at night?
(a) To keep it warm.
(b) To keep the children out.
(c) To keep the farm animals in.
(d) To keep predators out.

6. What is one difference between the English Lab and the American Lab?
(a) The English Lab is smaller.
(b) American Labs are not considered a real breed.
(c) English Labs are never black.
(d) The American Lab is smaller.

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

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

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

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

11. What was John's reaction to Marley's getting a film audition?
(a) Anger.
(b) Disbelief.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Amusement.

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

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 big bungalow on three acres.
(d) A brand new house on the edge of a village.

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

15. John had a quiet fortieth birthday but what happened a few days later?
(a) He got a job promotion.
(b) Jenny told him she was pregnant.
(c) Jenny organized a surprise party for him.
(d) He went out for dinner with a lot of friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Grogan kids disappointed with their first Christmas in their new northern home?

2. Soon after their second son was born, Marley ripped up a couch cushion. How did Jenny react?

3. Eating outside was a big part of the restaurant scene in Boca Raton. How did this turn into a disaster for the Grogans?

4. What did John realize as he sat at the site of the 9/11 second anniversary?

5. What did John create for Marley out by the spruce tree on the edge of their property?

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