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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 does Peter say in reaction to the description of the landlady?

2. On what day of the week does the play take place?

3. How does Jerry quickly respond?

4. Jerry never sees ladies more than _______.

5. What's the cross street that is to the right?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two characters.

2. What happens suddenly between the two men?

3. How much does Peter make at his job per year?

4. What do Peter's children own for pets?

5. What does Peter realize as Jerry is telling his story?

6. Describe Jerry's parents.

7. Whose dog is the one that Jerry wants to kill?

8. What does Peter wonder about Jerry's home? How does Jerry respond?

9. Where is a perfect place to learn to communicate, according to Jerry? Why?

10. What is Peter's state of emotions when he realizes he has been listening to a crazy story for such a long time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jerry seems to be a little 'off' during most of the story. Do you think that he's crazy? Why or why not? Why do you think Peter doesn't seem to be afraid of Jerry at first? What behaviors does Jerry exhibit that make him likable and sane?

Essay Topic 2

Jerry has grown throughout the telling of this dog story.

Part 1) How has he grown?

Part 2) How has the audience's opinion of Jerry changed?

Part 3) How does the audience's opinion change again in the next scene? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Jerry mentions "Reader's Digest."

Part 1) Why does Jerry mention this?

Part 2) How does Peter react to this? Why?

Part 3) What does this say about Jerry? Why?

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