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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. Why did John feel a little embarrassed about moving to Boca Raton?
(a) He had a lot of unpaid parking tickets from there.
(b) He had made fun of it in his newspaper articles.
(c) The newspaper there had fired him a few years before.
(d) His ex-wife lived there.

2. How did the director want Marley to be trained for the movie he was in?
(a) He just wanted Marley to be himself.
(b) Marley would be tranquilized.
(c) He had two professional trainers for Marley.
(d) He trained Marley himself.

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

4. Eating outside was a big part of the restaurant scene in Boca Raton. How did this turn into a disaster for the Grogans?
(a) Marley bit a customer at the next table.
(b) Marley scared a little girl who wouldn't stop screaming.
(c) Marley dragged a table right through a restaurant eating area.
(d) Marley got loose and grabbed food off people's plates.

5. The family decided to move to Boca Raton. What does Boca Raton mean?
(a) Back of the Rattlesnake.
(b) Mouth of the Rattlesnake.
(c) Mouth of the Rat.
(d) Back of the Rat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Marley destroy that John had bought to celebrate the second baby's birth?

2. Which of the following was not a reason the Grogans moved to Boca Raton?

3. In Chapter 27, Marley went to stay at the vet's for the Christmas week. Where did the family go?

4. What was true about the majority of beaches in South Florida when the Grogans lived there?

5. Because of Marley's misbehavior around the time of their second son's birth, what did John decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before Jenny and the children returned from Boston, Marley became dangerously ill. What was wrong with him and what was the outlook?

2. What happened when Jenny was allowed to get up after being in bed for twelve weeks during her pregnancy with Conor?

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

6. 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?

7. What did John notice about Marley soon after they moved to Pennsylvania? Give some examples.

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

9. What happened not long after John's new job in Philadelphia began? What was the result of this for Marley?

10. How did Marley manage to get a part in a movie? How did John feel about that?

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