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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 say when he stepped out into the waiting area holding a "tiny swaddled football"?
(a) I'm glad it's over!
(b) It's a boy!
(c) C'est un garcon!
(d) Es el nino!

2. Which pair of words would best describe John and Jenny's vacation?
(a) Unsuccessful and tiring.
(b) Rushed and stressful.
(c) Carefree and spontaneous.
(d) Boring and rainy.

3. Why did friends of the couple tell the Grogans their house was already baby-proofed?
(a) They had the perfect guard dog.
(b) They had put everything up out of the reach of Marley's mouth.
(c) They had put everything away because of Marley's tail.
(d) They had hardly any furniture.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Marley react to thunderstorms?

2. What was the name of the injured girl?

3. What did the Grogans decide to do just weeks after bringing Marley home?

4. Why did they decide to adopt one of Lori's puppies?

5. What did the obedience trainer tell John about Marley?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once he did a little research, what did John learn about Labrador Retrievers?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. What did the Grogans try to do with Marley soon after Jenny's miscarriage?

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

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

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

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

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