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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. When Jenny returned after her twelve day stay in the hospital, what were the doctor's orders?
2. How did Marley die?
3. Marley's aging prompted John to find a new job. What was it?
4. What was Marley's response to the farm animals?
5. What was true about the majority of beaches in South Florida when the Grogans lived there?
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. Due to Marley's continuing bad behavior, John decided to read a book on dog training called No Bad Dogs. Who wrote the book and what did the author say about badly behaved dogs?
3. What happened not long after John's new job in Philadelphia began? What was the result of this for Marley?
4. What was the family hoping for in regard to the weather in their new home in the north? What was the outcome of this?
5. What did John notice about Marley soon after they moved to Pennsylvania? Give some examples.
6. What is the end result of the movie, The Last Home Run?
7. What decision did the Grogans make soon after moving to Boca Raton? How did their friends react?
8. Why did John decide to visit Shanksville, Pennsylvania in 2003?
9. 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?
10. How did John respond to Jenny's feelings about Marley after the birth of Conor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define memoir as a literary genre. What elements of the memoir are found in Marley & Me? Briefly outline the main points of Marley's life as they are described in the book and discuss why you believe they are or are not appropriate inclusions in a memoir about a man and his dog.
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the memoir, author John Grogan reminisces about his childhood dog, Saint Shaun. How does he describe the dog? What does he say about Shaun in regards to other dogs? Compare and contrast Shaun with his second pet dog, Marley, citing examples from the book.
Essay Topic 3
Define the component of the literary element of plot known as "exposition". What purpose does it serve in writing? Give four examples of Grogan's use of exposition in Marley & Me that enhance the memoir.
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