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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 was the phrase John used to describe the West Palm Beach neighborhood the Grogans lived in?
(a) A changing neighborhood.
(b) Upwardly mobile.
(c) Gentrified and citified.
(d) Yuppie heaven.

2. What were John and Jenny's occupations when they adopted Marley?
(a) They were healthcare workers.
(b) They were accountants.
(c) They were newspaper writers.
(d) They were teachers.

3. Where did John and Jenny take Marley to teach him retrieving?
(a) A soccer field.
(b) A friend's backyard.
(c) The park.
(d) The beach.

4. Which Canadian province did Labrador Retrievers originate in?
(a) Newfoundland.
(b) Ontario.
(c) British Columbia.
(d) Nova Scotia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John's father react when Shaun died?

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

3. When it came to dog breeds, why did John and Jenny choose a Labrador retriever?

4. How was John feeling as they awaited the results of the pregnancy test?

5. In her fifth month of pregnancy, what did Jenny send John out to buy one Sunday night at eight o'clock?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Buddy and what was the result of his visit to the Grogans?

4. The day after John began his own program to train Marley, what did he come home to find?

5. How did John's first night with Marley at home go?

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

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

8. How did the Grogans introduce the baby to Marley and how did he adjust to the new arrival?

9. John encouraged Jenny to keep her commitment to visit with her sister even though Marley was joining their household at the same time. What was his motive behind this?

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

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