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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. Why is it confusing for a dog when a person uses similar phrasing?

2. How should a person greet a new dog so as not to appear aggressive or rude?

3. What is an example of "object play" for humans?

4. Why did a dog growl and snap at visitors who had recently eaten pizza?

5. What is paedomorphism?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McConnell advise against play fighting or wrestling with a dog?

2. What is the command McConnell teaches that mimics pack behavior, and how is it executed?

3. What is a little known fact about our sense of smell, and what does it indicate about how humans live in the world?

4. What advice does McConnell offer in terms of how humans monitor their speech?

5. What point does McConnell make in relating her experience with the aggressive mastiff?

6. What are commissures, and why are they important?

7. How do dogs interpret loud voices and what does it signify?

8. Why does McConnell suggest that paedomorphism accounts for human and dog bonding?

9. What story does McConnell relate about a dog's memory for smell, and why is it significant?

10. What two mistakes did McConnell make with an aggressive mastiff, and why was it dangerous?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how humans and dogs cope with death.

1) What are the similarities and difference between how humans and dogs grieve?

2) What resources are available for owners who have lost a pet or pets who have lost a companion?

Essay Topic 2

What makes a happy, comfortable home for both humans and dogs according to McConnell? How can humans provide a safe and happy home for their animals?

Essay Topic 3

Using McConnell's observations from the book, compare and contrast wolves and dogs. How does each behave in packs? What do they share in terms of ancestry? How are they different?

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