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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. While they were on vacation, what did John and Jenny do about Marley?
(a) They put him in a kennel.
(b) They boarded him at the vet's.
(c) They got someone to stay in their house to take care of him.
(d) They left him at John's brother's place.

2. After Jenny came home from her first doctor's appointment in Chapter 6, how did Marley react?
(a) He hid under the bed.
(b) He knocked her over and licked her face.
(c) He put his head in Jenny's lap.
(d) He howled.

3. What happened to Marley on their second trip to the vet in Chapter 9?
(a) He escaped and ran into busy traffic.
(b) He had an allergic reaction to a shot.
(c) He half fell out of the car window in busy traffic.
(d) He chased a cat.

4. What did the Grogans decide should be done to avoid having another miscarriage?
(a) Jenny should only work part time.
(b) Not to use any chemicals around the house.
(c) John would take full charge of Marley.
(d) Jenny should stop jogging.

5. What were John and Jenny's occupations when they adopted Marley?
(a) They were accountants.
(b) They were teachers.
(c) They were newspaper writers.
(d) They were healthcare workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did John and Jenny teach Marley how to retrieve?

2. What was the first thing John and Jenny fought about regarding the puppy?

3. What was true about Jenny at the end of Chapter 12?

4. Which pair of words would best describe John and Jenny's vacation?

5. When he first got Marley, John was hoping to make some money off of the dog. How?

Short Essay Questions

1. The day after John began his own program to train Marley, what did he come home to find?

2. What did the Grogans see as they left Lori's and what did they realize?

3. Even when Marley was still a fairly young dog, he was large and many people perceived him as being an attack dog. Why was John glad of this?

4. John encouraged Jenny to keep her commitment to visit with her sister even though Marley was joining their household at the same time. What was his motive behind this?

5. Why did John decide to surprise Jenny with a three-week stay in Ireland?

6. How did John describe the first dog her ever had?

7. What were a couple of issues the Grogans had to handle with Marley when he was a puppy?

8. Once he did a little research, what did John learn about Labrador Retrievers?

9. After returning from Ireland, John and Jenny decided it was time to occasionally leave Marley alone in the house. What was the outcome of this?

10. What did the Grogans decide to do with Marley at the age of six months and what was the result of this?

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