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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the name of the Grogan's vet in Florida?
2. How did John and Jenny teach Marley how to retrieve?
3. When they went to pick out John's first dog, how did his father advise him to test a dog for nerves?
4. What did the Grogans' Florida vet suggest they do to deal with Marley's fear of thunderstorms?
5. In her fifth month of pregnancy, what did Jenny send John out to buy one Sunday night at eight o'clock?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were a couple of issues the Grogans had to handle with Marley when he was a puppy?
2. How did the Grogans come to name Marley?
3. How did John describe the first dog her ever had?
4. John encouraged Jenny to keep her commitment to visit with her sister even though Marley was joining their household at the same time. What was his motive behind this?
5. What were the events that surrounded baby Patrick's birth?
6. How did the Grogans chose Marley?
7. How did Marley take to housebreaking?
8. How did the Grogans introduce the baby to Marley and how did he adjust to the new arrival?
9. What was the reason the Grogans thought about getting a dog not long after they were married?
10. How did John's first night with Marley at home go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define "creative nonfiction" and explain how it applies to Marley & Me. Explain how the book differs from traditional nonfiction with supporting arguments. Explain how it differs from fiction, with supporting arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Humor is an element of memoir writing that is often employed by authors. Why is it used? How can it enhance a memoir? Give four examples of John Grogan's use of humor where you feel the pace and the theme of Marley & Me has been enhanced by its use.
Essay Topic 3
Why did John Grogan include the e-mail and telephone tributes to Marley at the end of the book? Do you believe these added to the theme? As a reader, how did you respond to the tributes?
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