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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 conclusion did John arrive at by reading Woodhouse's book?

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

3. What had happened in that town on September 11, 2001?

4. When Jenny had to stay in the hospital for twelve days, what was the atmosphere like at home?

5. In chapter 19, what did John say was becoming a serious hobby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did John notice about Marley soon after they moved to Pennsylvania? Give some examples.

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

Marley & Me is a first person narrative, told from John Grogan's point-of-view. Briefly explain how the first person narrative is effective and how it is limited. Give four specific examples that show how the memoir is effective when told from John Grogan's point of view, and how our vicarious experience of them is enhanced.

Essay Topic 2

What are some techniques John Grogan use to make the real events of his life with Marley come alive? Illustrate with one or two examples for each technique.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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