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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. Who does Bob see inside the animal shelter?

2. How many habitats does Maya say have been damaged or destroyed by the tornado?

3. What does Bob think should happen to anyone who does something hurtful in "not right"?

4. In "gorilla world," what color raincoats are the workers eating who trot past Bob?

5. Where does Boss have a notch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Sara go, and why does Bob not go with her in "a situation"?

2. How did Boss end up at the animal shelter?

3. What do Officer Williams and Maya discuss about the loose animals?

4. What does Boss look like?

5. What is the situation in "dragon"?

6. What happened to Boss's last litter of puppies?

7. What do the elephants do to help a baby gorilla after the tornado?

8. Who does Bob see at the animal shelter when the man pulls him along with the lasso?

9. What does Boss say about past litters of puppies that she has had?

10. What does Bob see as he approaches Gorilla World and Elephant Odyssey after the tornado?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bob thinks he is a coward. How does Bob react when animals need help after the storm? Why does Bob believe that he is a coward? How does he try to help the animals trapped in the animal shelter? How does he save Rowdy? Is Bob a coward?

Essay Topic 2

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

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