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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 did John call his first dog?
(a) Simply Shaun.
(b) Silent Shaun.
(c) Saint Shaun.
(d) Shifty Shaun.

2. Who in particular did not like Marley's freedom around baby Patrick?
(a) John's sister.
(b) John's mother.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Jenny's mother.

3. Why was the dog given the full name of Grogan's Majestic Marley of Churchill?
(a) John admired Winston Churchill.
(b) Their breeder asked them to.
(c) As a joke.
(d) To register him as a purebred Labrador retriever.

4. When did John go to help his neighbor in response to her screams?
(a) One rainy November evening.
(b) One hot October night.
(c) One cool October morning.
(d) One cold December afternoon.

5. As the Grogans welcomed their new baby what was happening to their neighborhood?
(a) Several new subdivisions were being built.
(b) The crime was increasing.
(c) Their friends and neighbors were moving out.
(d) A huge mall was going up at the end of their block.

Short Answer Questions

1. After almost two years of marriage, where did the Grogans decide to go on vacation?

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

3. When they went to pick out John's first dog, how did his father advise him to test a dog for nerves?

4. What made John and Jenny decide it was time to get their first dog?

5. Soon after they found out Jenny was pregnant, the Grogans had to treat Marley for fleas. Why did this worry them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Marley take to housebreaking?

3. Why did John decide to surprise Jenny with a three-week stay in Ireland?

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

5. What were the events that surrounded baby Patrick's birth?

6. What were a couple of issues the Grogans had to handle with Marley when he was a puppy?

7. What is the next life step that the Grogans take in Chapter 13? What was the outcome?

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

9. How did John describe the first dog her ever had?

10. After returning from Ireland, John and Jenny decided it was time to occasionally leave Marley alone in the house. What was the outcome of this?

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