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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 CJ use to help her walk when she starts getting up in Chapter 26?

2. What type of vehicle did CJ take to California?

3. What is a man carrying who approaches CJ and Molly in Chapter 16?

4. What is the only furniture CJ has in Chapter 23 other than her bed?

5. In Chapter 23, where does Greg want to go with CJ?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a man bother CJ and Molly during a rain storm in Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 25, what does Trent realize about Liesel?

3. In Chapter 20, how is CJ persuaded to take Max?

4. At the end of Chapter 18, what happens to Molly?

5. Who comes back to live with CJ in Chapter 28, and why?

6. How does Max describe his life with Trent at the beginning of Chapter 25?

7. In Chapter 18, what does Trent find out about Gloria?

8. At the end of Chapter 27, why does Max bark at Mrs. Warren?

9. What does Max say about CJ coming to live at Trent's place in Chapter 26?

10. In Chapter 26, what does Trent arrange for CJ and how does the visit go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is about a dog that has many lives. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not fantasy?

Essay Topic 2

Some chapters in the novel end with a cliffhanger. What is a cliffhanger? How might a cliffhanger increase suspense? How do these inconclusive endings affect readers?

Essay Topic 3

CJ, Trent, and Max visit the Farm. How is CJ reunited with family? What is revealed about homecomings and reunions through being reunited with her family?

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