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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 name their third child?
(a) Charlene.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Colleen.
(d) Cayleigh.
2. 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) His stomach had ripped open from an old wound.
(c) His esophagus was blocked.
(d) He had a rupture of the bowel.
3. What did the Grogans' neighbor warn them not to do with their farm animals?
(a) Name them.
(b) Sell them to local people.
(c) Let them roam loose.
(d) Let them near Marley.
4. Why were the Grogan kids disappointed with their first Christmas in their new northern home?
(a) They missed sunny Florida.
(b) They got very few presents.
(c) It was twenty below zero.
(d) There was no snow.
5. A week after the September 11 anniversary, what happened to Marley?
(a) He fell down the stairs and couldn't move.
(b) He was hit by a car.
(c) He broke his hip.
(d) He had another serious digestive attack.
6. As Marley aged, what part of the house gave him real problems?
(a) The family room.
(b) The stairs.
(c) The crowded kitchen.
(d) The back door.
7. What book by Barbara Woodhouse did John borrow to help him modify Marley's behavior?
(a) Dog Don'ts for Ditzes.
(b) Train Your Dog Overnight.
(c) No Bad Dogs.
(d) Dogs Are for Keeps.
8. What was the name of the movie Marley was in?
(a) All the Bases.
(b) The Last Home Run.
(c) World Series Wonders.
(d) Fly Catch.
9. How did John find out about Dog Beach?
(a) It was featured on a TV show.
(b) He heard about it while trying to find ideas for articles.
(c) His neighbor told him about it.
(d) It was advertised in the newspaper.
10. In 2003 John went to a town to observe the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Which town did he go to?
(a) Shanksville.
(b) Sloanville.
(c) Stewartsville.
(d) Shelbyville.
11. What was the name of the Grogans new neighbor?
(a) Mountain Dan.
(b) Dodger.
(c) Trapper.
(d) Digger.
12. What happened to the movie Marley was in?
(a) It went straight to video.
(b) It was a big hit.
(c) It was never finished.
(d) It wasn't a big hit, but did well.
13. What had John's mother told the Grogans that they realized was true, once they had two children?
(a) That babies grow up very fast.
(b) That children are a huge challenge.
(c) That two children is more than twice the work of one.
(d) That the financial cost of babies is high.
14. What is one difference between the English Lab and the American Lab?
(a) The English Lab is smaller.
(b) The American Lab is smaller.
(c) English Labs are never black.
(d) American Labs are not considered a real breed.
15. 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) Wait until Jenny and the kids returned home to decide.
(d) Get him into surgery as soon as possible.
Short Answer Questions
1. What conclusion did John arrive at by reading Woodhouse's book?
2. Marley liked to wander in his later years and one night he was gone for a long time. Where did John find him?
3. John had a quiet fortieth birthday but what happened a few days later?
4. When Jenny returned after her twelve day stay in the hospital, what were the doctor's orders?
5. Marley recovered from the digestive crisis and was soon recuperating. What incident told John that Marley was on the road to recovery?
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