View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What habit had Marley developed as he got older?
(a) Being fussy about where he went to the bathroom.
(b) Going to the bathroom inside the house.
(c) Pulling the fur on his belly out.
(d) Licking his feet over and over.

2. What had happened in that town on September 11, 2001?
(a) The FBI caught a celll of international terrorists.
(b) A jet crashed in a field there.
(c) Terrorists took over the government buildings.
(d) A jet crashed into an army post.

3. When the Grogan family reunited with Marley after their Christmas vacation, how did he behave?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Listless.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Energized.

4. Who came to help out after Jenny got home from the hospital?
(a) Aunt Esther.
(b) Aunt Margaret.
(c) Aunt Anita.
(d) Aunt Althea.

5. What was a consideration for the Grogans in finding a new place to live?
(a) They wanted to be near a hospital.
(b) John wanted to be nearer his workplace.
(c) They wanted to live in an isolated spot.
(d) Jenny wanted a pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eating outside was a big part of the restaurant scene in Boca Raton. How did this turn into a disaster for the Grogans?

2. What did the Grogans' neighbor warn them not to do with their farm animals?

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

4. What did John create for Marley out by the spruce tree on the edge of their property?

5. What conclusion did John arrive at by reading Woodhouse's book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened soon after John's visit to Shanksville that reinforced his conviction that Marley was living on "borrowed time"?

2. What decision did the Grogans make soon after moving to Boca Raton? How did their friends react?

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

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

5. John decided to leave Organic Gardening after realizing that life is too short not to do what one wants to do. What did he decide to do instead and how did it change his lifestyle?

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

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

8. The Grogans went to Disney World just before Christmas, 2003. What happened to Marley just after they came back? What do John and Jenny decide to do about Marley?

9. What happened not long after John's fortieth birthday that convinced him Marley's fear of thunderstorms was justified?

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 995 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample