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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 is one difference between the English Lab and the American Lab?
(a) English Labs are never black.
(b) The American Lab is smaller.
(c) The English Lab is smaller.
(d) American Labs are not considered a real breed.

2. J.I. Rodale was the leader in the back-to-the-earth movement in the 1960s. What magazine did he publish?
(a) Earth Mother North.
(b) Back to the Earth.
(c) Organic Gardening.
(d) Lawn and Garden.

3. What caused Marley to be forever banned from Dog Beach?
(a) He chased a toddler.
(b) He bit a man.
(c) He urinated, vomited, and defecated where he wasn't supposed to.
(d) He swam out of his depth and had to be rescued.

4. What book by Barbara Woodhouse did John borrow to help him modify Marley's behavior?
(a) Dog Don'ts for Ditzes.
(b) No Bad Dogs.
(c) Train Your Dog Overnight.
(d) Dogs Are for Keeps.

5. What happened to Jenny at the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) She went into premature labor.
(b) She broke her ankle.
(c) She gave birth to their second baby.
(d) She went into a severe depression.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the Grogans new neighbor?

3. What was Marley's response to the farm animals?

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 19 that makes John rethink Marley's reactions to thunderstorms?

5. How did Marley react to traveling north?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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