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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. On what kind of creature does Li'l Petey inadvertently experiment in Chapter 3: “The Discovery”?
2. Li'l Petey tells his father Petey at the end of Chapter 4: "Visiting Grampa" that he is an easy person to feel what emotion for?
3. The foreword to Dog Man: Fetch-22, entitled "Our Story Thus Far," reveals that which character is now in jail for stealing Petey and Li'l Petey's belongings?
4. When Li'l Petey makes his way home after waking up near Ken's Karaoke Club, he asks Grampa to make more of what snack, just as his father Petey would do?
5. What exclamation does Petey make upon discovering that he had been right about something at the end of Chapter 2: “Shared Custody”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the jail guard see Grampa doing when he enters Grampa's jail cell to tell him he has two visitors in Chapter 4: "Visiting Grampa"?
2. Who turns off The Fair Fairy television show in Chapter 1: "The Fair Fairy" and why?
3. Who is the Fair Fairy, a character introduced in Chapter 1 of Dog Man: Fetch-22?
4. What method do Big Jim and Petey use to escape from cat jail in Chapter 8: "The Fetcher in the Sky"?
5. Which character hears the heroes' cries for help when they are captured by Dr. Scum and how does he respond?
6. What is the symbolism of the backpack used by Li'l Petey in Chapter 2: "Shared Custody"?
7. The foreword of Dog Man: Fetch-22 indicates that Grampa is now in what location?
8. What does the Fair Fairy say when she gets outside of the television studio after being fired?
9. Which characters are captured by Dr. Scum in Chapter 12: "A Farewell to Arms" and what method does Dr. Scum use to catch them?
10. Discuss a scene in which a particular character uses alliteration and analyze Pilkey's purpose in using alliteration in the scene.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sensory details are used frequently by Pilkey in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narratives of Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve Pilkey’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Pilkey’s novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22. What message is Pilkey sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Petey’s character throughout the novels Dog Man: When the Ball Rolls and Fetch-22. Discuss whether Petey is a round or flat character and whether Petey is a static or dynamic character.
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