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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 word is applied to Petey on the television news in Chapter 1: "Rise of the Planet of the Cats"?
(a) Thief.
(b) Scoundrel.
(c) Hero.
(d) Liar.

2. What item does Li'l Petey provide to 80-HD when he requests that 80-HD find a particular character's father?
(a) A blood sample.
(b) A photograph.
(c) A hat size.
(d) A DNA sample.

3. How many dogs are pardoned after saving a man from a fire in Chapter 1: "The Rise of the Planet of the Cats"?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

4. What tools do 80-HD and Li'l Petey use to teach Dog Man to focus?
(a) Paper clips.
(b) Exit slips.
(c) Flash cards.
(d) Rubber bands.

5. What does Dog Man do when he first encounters a burgle ball?
(a) He jumps on it.
(b) He throws it into the river.
(c) He stomps on it.
(d) He runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 of For Whom the Ball Rolls is entitled "To Heck with the Planet of the" (47) what?

2. Who creates Commander Cupcake's costume in Chapter 7: "A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next"?

3. Who has the idea in Chapter 3 to hypnotize Petey?

4. When the reader first joins Dog Man in Chapter 1: "The Rise of the Planet of the Cats," he is chasing a criminal with which character?

5. Who calls Chief in Chapter 9: "Burgle Balls Attack" to report that he is "taking over the city" (142)?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the foreword of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls broaden the traditional definition of family?

2. What is Dog Man's least favorite activity and how do you know?

3. How do the burgle balls invented by Dr. Scum work?

4. What is Dog Man's origin story?

5. At what solution does Petey arrive when Dog Man and 80-HD miss Li'l Petey terribly after he moves out?

6. What does Petey mean at the end of Chapter 4: "Papa Knows Best" when he tells Li'l Petey, "You need a good dose of reality" (70)?

7. How is the theme of faith portrayed in the relationship between Dog Man and Chief?

8. In what way is the title of Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls explained in Chapter 8: "The Old Man and the Seafood Crackers"?

9. What differences between Petey and his son Li'l Petey are apparent during their walk home together after Petey's release from jail?

10. Who is Sarah Hatoff and what is her function within Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls?

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