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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. A week after the September 11 anniversary, what happened to Marley?
(a) He was hit by a car.
(b) He broke his hip.
(c) He fell down the stairs and couldn't move.
(d) He had another serious digestive attack.

2. What did John create for Marley out by the spruce tree on the edge of their property?
(a) A cleared place for him to go bathroom.
(b) A fenced-in run.
(c) A large heated dog house.
(d) A swimming hole.

3. 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 esophagus was blocked.
(b) His stomach had flipped over on itself.
(c) He had a rupture of the bowel.
(d) His stomach had ripped open from an old wound.

4. What had John hoped to find that day on September 11, 2003?
(a) A way to work out his grief over 9/11.
(b) A story he could write with a fresh angle.
(c) Peace.
(d) The meaning of life.

5. What was the main reason the Grogans decided it was time to leave West Palm Beach?
(a) Their house was too small.
(b) Marley was getting too big for the yard.
(c) They were going to lose some land to road development.
(d) The area was too violent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the vet tell John about Marley's condition?

2. What was the name of the Grogans new neighbor?

3. What did John realize as he sat at the site of the 9/11 second anniversary?

4. How much would Marley get paid for the movie he was in?

5. Who came to help out after Jenny got home from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the end result of the movie, The Last Home Run?

2. Due to Marley's continuing bad behavior, John decided to read a book on dog training called No Bad Dogs. Who wrote the book and what did the author say about badly behaved dogs?

3. How did John respond to Jenny's feelings about Marley after the birth of Conor?

4. What were four reasons the Grogans decided to move to Boca Raton?

5. Jenny started feeling labor pains at twenty-one weeks into her third pregnancy. What was the result of this for Jenny and for John, Patrick, and Marley?

6. What was Dog Beach and how did John find out about it?

7. What was the family hoping for in regard to the weather in their new home in the north? What was the outcome of this?

8. What incident showed that Marley did not really fit in in Boca Raton?

9. Why did John decide to visit Shanksville, Pennsylvania in 2003?

10. What was life like for the Grogans after Conor's birth?

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