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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jerry think of the answer to #109?

2. Who does the seller of the hamburger think the hamburger is for?

3. What should a person do, if he or she cannot communicate with other people?

4. How many more times does Jerry try the plan?

5. Where is the dog waiting for him when he returns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Peter makes the statement that his life is simple. What does he mean by that? How does Peter define a simple life? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why? Why do you think Jerry recoils at the idea of the simple life when Peter mentions it?

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