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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does author John Grogan call the place where he got his childhood dog?
(a) A mom and pop pet store.
(b) A mutt ranch.
(c) A dog emporium.
(d) A designer breeder.

2. Why was John and Jenny's house in West Palm Beach the perfect place to have a dog?
(a) All their neighbors had dogs.
(b) They were miles from anyone.
(c) The house already had an attached kennel.
(d) They had a fenced one-quarter acre yard.

3. When he first got Marley, John was hoping to make some money off of the dog. How?
(a) By training him as a guide dog.
(b) By hiring him out as a rescue dog.
(c) By using him in commercials and movies.
(d) By charging stud fees.

4. What dog show did John dream about entering his new puppy in?
(a) The Wilmington Purebred Dog Show.
(b) The Orlando United Dog Show.
(c) The Cheltenham Group Dog Show.
(d) The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

5. When John went out to help his neighbor, how had she been injured?
(a) She'd been knocked down by a hit-and-run driver.
(b) She'd been shot in the shoulder.
(c) She'd been mugged at the bus stop.
(d) She had been stabbed in the ribs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marley grew very quickly so what did Jenny and John have to do a lot of?

2. The Grogans decided to enroll Marley in obedience classes. Why wouldn't the trainer allow both of them to work with Marley?

3. What was the dance name the Grogans gave to Marley that reflected his wiggling movements?

4. Which pair of words would best describe John and Jenny's vacation?

5. After Jenny came home from her first doctor's appointment in Chapter 6, how did Marley react?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jenny and John decide to do and why?

2. Marley's terror of thunderstorms leads the Grogans to look for a good vet. What was the result of this?

3. What was the reason the Grogans thought about getting a dog not long after they were married?

4. What did the Grogans see as they left Lori's and what did they realize?

5. The Grogans are excited about their first pregnancy but their happiness is short lived. Why?

6. How did the Grogans chose Marley?

7. What was Jenny's second pregnancy like in the early stages?

8. What did the Grogans decide to do with Marley at the age of six months and what was the result of this?

9. The day after the news of the first pregnancy's loss, what did John buy for Jenny and what was the result of this?

10. What was happening in the Grogans' neighborhood a year or so after the birth of Patrick?

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