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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. What name did Hank give the dog?
(a) Brownie.
(b) Bud.
(c) Red.
(d) Goof.

2. Generally, how does Hank's father deal with Hank?
(a) He avoids him.
(b) He treats him like his best friend.
(c) He is very attentive and loving.
(d) He is verbally abusive.

3. What breed was the dog that Hank's father brought home for him?
(a) A German Shepherd.
(b) A Golden Retriever.
(c) A Greyhound.
(d) An Irish Setter.

4. After leaving Bodie's office, Hank crosses campus and sees the television crew is there again. Who does he see with them?
(a) Michelle Devereaux.
(b) Maureen O'Neil.
(c) Missy Blaylock.
(d) Mandy Paxman.

5. What did Hank's mother want him to do in exchange for allowing him to have a dog?
(a) To stop slamming the door.
(b) To clean his room every Saturday morning.
(c) To take up a paper route.
(d) To agree to spend time with his grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What route does Hank take as he heads home from his racquetball partner's place?

2. Why is one of Hank's daughters concerned about her mother going out of town for an interview?

3. What does Hank grab and hold up, swearing that he will kill a duck every day until the Railton College departments get more funding?

4. From his meeting with Dickie Pope, what does Hank find out is true?

5. Hank has a dog named Occam. What kind of dog is Occam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is driving Hank home and what do they pass on their way? Where does Hank live?

2. After visiting the duck pond, Hank heads to the cafeteria. Who does he meet there? What is Hank's history with this person? What do they talk about?

3. In the Prologue, how does Hank explain that his life was not easy as a child?

4. After seeing Bodie in her office and going to his own office, Hank is on his way out but is stopped by a couple of his colleagues. Who are they and what do they want?

5. What did Henry, as his parents called him, really want when he was a child? How did he go about convincing them to fulfill his dream?

6. When he was eight, Hank's father did get a dog for him. What was the dog like, where did Mr. Devereaux get it, and what was Hank's reaction? Why did he react that way?

7. Who is Bodie Pie? What is the result of Hank's meeting with her?

8. What events transpired after the dog arrived at the Devereaux home?

9. Where is the second place Hank goes to the night of his television report? What happens there? What does Hank end up doing?

10. When Hank gets back to his office, after meeting with Bodie, what does he tell his secretary? What does Rachel tell him and what does Hank do about this?

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