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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Twenty-four: The Potty Room and Chapter Twenty-five: Beating the Odds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the vet tell John about Marley's condition?
(a) A couple of stitches would solve the problem.
(b) If it happened again he would need serious surgery.
(c) Marley had only minutes to live.
(d) It was very common in Labs.

2. What did Marley destroy not long after his second obedience class?
(a) The garage.
(b) John's newly planted garden.
(c) His metal collar and leash.
(d) The couch.

3. Soon after their second son was born, Marley ripped up a couch cushion. How did Jenny react?
(a) She kicked him.
(b) She refused to let him into the house.
(c) She pounded him with her fists.
(d) She locked him in the bathroom.

4. What does author John Grogan call the place where he got his childhood dog?
(a) A mutt ranch.
(b) A dog emporium.
(c) A mom and pop pet store.
(d) A designer breeder.

5. What did the Grogans decide to do during their first spring in the north?
(a) Get some goats.
(b) Get some chickens.
(c) Get some cows.
(d) Get some sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit did Marley have an insatiable appetite for?

2. What nickname did John give the obedience trainer?

3. What was Marley's most obvious characteristic as John brought him home for the first time?

4. When Marley was ready to join John and Jenny at home, John was glad Jenny would be away. Why?

5. Which of these statements would not describe how Marley was at the age of five months?

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