A Dog's Life

Where was Squirrel born?

• Inside a warm, dry house in the city.

• In the basement of an abandoned house in the country.

• In a wheelbarrow in the Merrion's shed.

• In the forest close to a busy street.

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There was only one puppy, besides Squirrel, born in the litter. What was the other puppy's name?

• Daisy

• Addie

• Mine

• Bone

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Why did the two puppies decide to leave the Merrion's?

• Their mother left and never returned.

• Mine made it too dangerous for the dogs to stay.

• They had been found by Mrs. Merrion and she ordered to have them killed.

• There wasn't anything to do in the shed and they wanted adventure.

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As the puppies sat sniffing garbage on the other side of a busy road, what happened?

• They rushed out into the road and were almost hit by the speeding cars.

• Marcy and George stopped and put the puppies in their car.

• The puppies decided to keep walking and found food somewhere else.

• Squirrel made it across the road, but Bone didn't and they were separated.

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What did George do when Marcy left for work?

• George took the puppies to the pound and left them there.

• George locked the puppies in the smelly box in the garage.

• George put the puppies in the backyard and went to work.

• George gathered up the puppies, drove them to the mall and threw them out the window.

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What happened to Bone?

• A lady coming out of the mall picked him up and took him with her.

• He broke his leg when George threw him and couldn't walk.

• He took off and left Squirrel behind.

• He and Squirrel crossed the street to the forest.

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Squirrel was all alone now. How did she get food?

• She stayed at the mall and people threw scraps out for her to eat.

• She found a nice man who left food on his porch for her every day.

• She found Bone and they lived their lives with a nice family.

• She learned to hunt and sometimes look for garbage cans.

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Squirrel finally found a new companion. What was her name?

• Moon

• Rachael

• Donald

• Sadie

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What happened to Moon?

• She starved to death because they couldn't find enough food.

• She was adopted by a new family.

• She was hit and killed by a truck.

• She thought hunting was too hard so she left Squirrel.

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Squirrel was taken to the vet after being hit. She had a broken shoulder that had to be fixed. What happened after that?

• Dr. Roth thought she was so sweet, she decided to give her a home.

• Once her shoulder healed, they let her go because they knew she was a stray.

• Squirrel missed Bone and Moon so much she died of a broken heart.

• The Becker family decided to adopt her.

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