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

2. Why did Marley's aging prompt John to leave his new job and seek something else?
(a) John thought Marley would be better off in a hot climate.
(b) Life doesn't last forever and you should make the most of it.
(c) John felt they'd have to move if Marley died.
(d) John could see he was getting old along with Marley.

3. Because of Marley's misbehavior around the time of their second son's birth, what did John decide to do?
(a) Have someone take care of the dog for a couple of months.
(b) Give Marley obedience training himself.
(c) Get someone to adopt Marley.
(d) Get a puppy so it would distract Marley.

4. What did the Grogans really want for their third child?
(a) That it be male.
(b) That it be female.
(c) That it be born soon after the second child.
(d) That it be born five years or more after the second child.

5. What did the vet suggest they do with Marley's body?
(a) Bury him in the town's pet cemetery.
(b) Donate it to veterinary science research.
(c) Have it cremated.
(d) Take it home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had happened in that town on September 11, 2001?

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

3. What excuse did John give the people at the beach for Marley's behavior at Dog Beach?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. John was dedicated to an organic living style, so the family decided to invest in something. What was it and why? In regards to this, what did their neighbor warn them not to do, but they did anyway?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. How did Marley behave on dog beach and what was the result?

10. 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?

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