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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 did the vet tell John about Marley's condition?
2. What was the name of the movie Marley was in?
3. What did the Grogans really want for their third child?
4. Soon after their second son was born, Marley ripped up a couch cushion. How did Jenny react?
5. When Jenny had to stay in the hospital for twelve days, what was the atmosphere like at home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the result of John's interview with Organic Gardening magazine?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What is the end result of the movie, The Last Home Run?
5. 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?
6. How did Marley manage to get a part in a movie? How did John feel about that?
7. 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?
8. Marley recovered from his illness. How did John know that Marley was back to his old self?
9. Before Jenny and the children returned from Boston, Marley became dangerously ill. What was wrong with him and what was the outlook?
10. What did Patrick and Conor expect to see in their new home state and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In memoir writing, the author's personal presence must exist to make it authentic. Give five examples where John Grogan's personal presence is apparent and for two of those examples, explain why you think he chose to make it so.
Essay Topic 2
Define "epiphany" as it is used in writing. What epiphany did John Grogan arrive at when he visited Shanksville, PA on September 11, 2003? How did he arrive at that epiphany? How does this event influence the remainder of the memoir?
Essay Topic 3
Define what is meant by "style" in writing. Discuss what kind of style is used traditional nonfiction, novels, and creative nonfiction. Which style was used in the writing of Marley & Me? Support your answer with four examples.
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