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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 the second baby suffer from for four months?
(a) Lack of sleep.
(b) An allergy to his mother's milk.
(c) Colic.
(d) Projectile vomiting.

2. What challenge did the Grogans face after the arrival of their second child?
(a) Not getting enough sleep.
(b) Not having enough room.
(c) Having a very jealous dog.
(d) Not having enough money.

3. Marley recovered from the digestive crisis and was soon recuperating. What incident told John that Marley was on the road to recovery?
(a) He caught Marley stealing a Rice Krispies Treat.
(b) All the dog wanted to do was play with the kids.
(c) The dog went swimming in the pond.
(d) Marley took off and ran around the property for hours.

4. What did the vet tell John about Marley's condition?
(a) Marley had only minutes to live.
(b) It was very common in Labs.
(c) A couple of stitches would solve the problem.
(d) If it happened again he would need serious surgery.

5. When Jenny had to stay in the hospital for twelve days, what was the atmosphere like at home?
(a) John handled everything well and Marley behaved perfectly.
(b) John couldn't cope and called his sister to help.
(c) The rules were relaxed.
(d) Quiet - John had taken Patrick and Marley to his parents' home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the style of the Grogans' new house in Boca Rotan?

3. What did Jenny tell John to do about Marley after he ripped up the couch cushion?

4. What did John do two months after first going to Emmaus?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was the result of John's interview with Organic Gardening magazine?

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

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

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

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