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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jerry do to Peter?
(a) Tickles him mercilessly.
(b) Yells at him.
(c) Stabs him.
(d) Hits him.

2. What does the landlady think Jerry wants for the dog?
(a) That the dog should die
(b) That the dog should go away
(c) That the dog should suffer
(d) That the dog should life

3. What does Jerry think the dog does after eating?
(a) Gets sick
(b) Smiles at Jerry
(c) Wants Jerry to pet him
(d) Dies

4. What does Jerry wonder about Peter?
(a) Why he wants the bench so desperately.
(b) Why he is angry.
(c) Why he does not go home.
(d) Why his wife has not contacted him.

5. Why does Jerry decide to kill the dog nicely?
(a) The dog consistently snarls and tries to hurt him.
(b) The owner beats the dog.
(c) The dog is very sick.
(d) The dog is very nervous and unhappy.

6. Where was the dog waiting for Jerry after he bought the answer to #115?
(a) Outside
(b) In the entranceway
(c) In his room
(d) At his car

7. What does Jerry think is the perfect place to learn how to communicate?
(a) A park.
(b) A school.
(c) A library.
(d) An entrance hall.

8. At this point in the story, why does Peter wince?
(a) He worries about the dog.
(b) Jerry hits him.
(c) A bee has just stung him.
(d) He realizes that he might be speaking with a crazy man.

9. What happens soon after he has done this to the dog?
(a) The dog chases after him.
(b) The dog bites him.
(c) The dog becomes deathly ill.
(d) The dog dies.

10. What does Jerry admit?
(a) He loves Peter.
(b) He wants to go to the zoo.
(c) He is crazy.
(d) He misses the dog.

11. Jerry pulls out what as they fight over the bench?
(a) A knife
(b) A cookie
(c) A badge
(d) A hamburger

12. Where is the open sore on the dog?
(a) On its chin
(b) On an ear
(c) On its right forepaw
(d) On its eye

13. What does the landlady claim about Jerry?
(a) He loves the dog.
(b) He wants the dog dead.
(c) He tries to save the dog.
(d) He will help her bury the dog.

14. What do the men suddenly start screaming at one another?
(a) They both want to go to the zoo.
(b) They both want to go home.
(c) They each want the bench.
(d) They hate each other.

15. What does Peter keep saying?
(a) You are crazy
(b) I can't believe it
(c) Oh my God
(d) You tricked me

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jerry run upstairs?

2. What do the dog's eyes look like?

3. Who says that people can't have everything they want?

4. What does Jerry share with Peter at the beginning of this section?

5. Jerry says that animals don't take to him like ______________.

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