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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. How did John find out about Dog Beach?
(a) He heard about it while trying to find ideas for articles.
(b) It was advertised in the newspaper.
(c) His neighbor told him about it.
(d) It was featured on a TV show.

2. Not long after moving north, John noticed a change in Marley. What was it?
(a) Marley was having trouble chewing.
(b) Marley had hardly any energy.
(c) Marley was losing his hearing.
(d) Marley was having trouble seeing.

3. Marley liked to wander in his later years and one night he was gone for a long time. Where did John find him?
(a) In the garage.
(b) In the farm animal shelter.
(c) Under the overhang.
(d) On the neighbor's porch.

4. What was a consideration for the Grogans in finding a new place to live?
(a) They wanted to be near a hospital.
(b) John wanted to be nearer his workplace.
(c) Jenny wanted a pool.
(d) They wanted to live in an isolated spot.

5. How did Marley adjust to life in the country?
(a) He kept getting lost in the woods.
(b) He was afraid of the wildlife.
(c) He was unhappy.
(d) He loved it.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Grogans had paid less for their farm animals than normal. Why?

2. Who came to help out after Jenny got home from the hospital?

3. What had John's mother told the Grogans that they realized was true, once they had two children?

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

5. What is one difference between the English Lab and the American Lab?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

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

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