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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 happened to the movie Marley was in?
(a) It wasn't a big hit, but did well.
(b) It went straight to video.
(c) It was a big hit.
(d) It was never finished.

2. Marley liked to wander in his later years and one night he was gone for a long time. Where did John find him?
(a) Under the overhang.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the farm animal shelter.
(d) On the neighbor's porch.

3. What did the Grogans name their second son?
(a) Calvin.
(b) Colin.
(c) Cieran.
(d) Conor.

4. What excuse did John give the people at the beach for Marley's behavior at Dog Beach?
(a) He had been out in the sun too long.
(b) He had drunk too much seawater.
(c) He was having a bad day.
(d) He was not used to crowds and got excited.

5. What did Jenny tell John to do about Marley after he ripped up the couch cushion?
(a) To take him to a dog psychiatrist.
(b) To put a muzzle on him.
(c) To get rid of him.
(d) To build an enclosed run for him in the yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Grogan kids disappointed with their first Christmas in their new northern home?

2. How did Marley react to traveling north?

3. A week after the September 11 anniversary, what happened to Marley?

4. Why did the Grogans take Marley to his last visit to the vet?

5. Why were the news media at the hospital when their second baby was born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the sequence of events behind John's getting an interview at Organic Gardening magazine?

2. What was the family hoping for in regard to the weather in their new home in the north? What was the outcome of this?

3. What happened not long after John's fortieth birthday that convinced him Marley's fear of thunderstorms was justified?

4. Jenny started feeling labor pains at twenty-one weeks into her third pregnancy. What was the result of this for Jenny and for John, Patrick, and Marley?

5. John decided to leave Organic Gardening after realizing that life is too short not to do what one wants to do. What did he decide to do instead and how did it change his lifestyle?

6. What were four reasons the Grogans decided to move to Boca Raton?

7. What was the result of John's interview with Organic Gardening magazine?

8. What was life like for the Grogans after Conor's birth?

9. How did Marley manage to get a part in a movie? How did John feel about that?

10. What decision did the Grogans make soon after moving to Boca Raton? How did their friends react?

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