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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 Jenny want Marley to experience when they moved north?
(a) Other dogs his size.
(b) The falling of leaves in autumn.
(c) Quiet country roads.
(d) A winter blizzard.

2. What was true about the majority of beaches in South Florida when the Grogans lived there?
(a) They had banned dogs.
(b) They were polluted.
(c) They were private.
(d) They were open to pets.

3. Which of the following was not a reason the Grogans moved to Boca Raton?
(a) There were good schools.
(b) A lot of doctors practiced there.
(c) There were good parks.
(d) They found the perfect house in the perfect spot.

4. What had John's mother told the Grogans that they realized was true, once they had two children?
(a) That babies grow up very fast.
(b) That two children is more than twice the work of one.
(c) That children are a huge challenge.
(d) That the financial cost of babies is high.

5. What was Marley's response to the farm animals?
(a) He was afraid of them.
(b) He didn't care much one way or the other.
(c) He thought of them as his own pets.
(d) He chased them constantly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Grogans name their third child?

2. Not long after moving north, John noticed a change in Marley. What was it?

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?

4. Marley's aging prompted John to find a new job. What was it?

5. What was the main reason the Grogans decided it was time to leave West Palm Beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the sequence of events behind John's getting an interview at Organic Gardening magazine?

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

3. Marley recovered from his illness. How did John know that Marley was back to his old self?

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

5. Soon after Marley filmed his part in the movie, the Grogans decided it was time to move. They chose Boca Raton as their new home. Why was this a little embarrassing for John?

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

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

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

9. The summer after John started his new job in Philadelphia, Jenny took the kids to visit her sister in Boston. What did John have to do about Marley?

10. What did Patrick and Conor expect to see in their new home state and why?

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