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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It is clear in chapter nine that sex is considered something very ________ by this community.
(a) Joyous.
(b) Good.
(c) Sad.
(d) Evil.

2. What is all the food in Topeka like?
(a) Artificial.
(b) Made from fruits and nuts.
(c) Extremely tasty.
(d) Brightly colored.

3. Why do you think Quilla June wants to leave the city?
(a) She has killed her father.
(b) The city is about to explode.
(c) The robots want her dead.
(d) She is trapped in a boring sterile world with no fun.

4. What would be the best word to describe Vic's emotion as he travels into the city?
(a) Happy.
(b) Angry.
(c) Trapped.
(d) Horny.

5. What important thing seems to be missing in the underground city?
(a) Food.
(b) Religion.
(c) Young men and women.
(d) Sex.

6. What does Vic do after about a week in Topeka?
(a) Leaves to find Blood.
(b) Asks the leaders to let him stay.
(c) Settlles down and buys a house.
(d) Finds his weapons and looks for a way out.

7. Why do you think Quilla June is so confused in chapter nine?
(a) She misses Blood.
(b) She hates Vic.
(c) She thinks she is in love.
(d) Her father beat her.

8. What does the sign say the population of Topeka is?
(a) 5013.
(b) 280.
(c) 158,000.
(d) 22,860.

9. Why do you suppose "A Boy and His Dog" is set in the time period it is?
(a) It is a non-fiction story.
(b) It makes the story less credible.
(c) It becomes less believable.
(d) It is more believable.

10. What question does Vic hear in his mind from Quilla June?
(a) "Do you know what love is?"
(b) "Why did you forsake me?"
(c) "Where are you?"
(d) "Do you love me?"

11. What do the older people want to do after the disgusting thing occurs between Vic and his first lady?
(a) Scream.
(b) Kill the couple.
(c) Go to church and repent.
(d) Get drunk.

12. What are the people in Topeka doing when Vic arrives?
(a) No people can be seen.
(b) Raking lawns and sitting in rocking chairs.
(c) Painting siding and working on roofs.
(d) Looking at him out windows.

13. We find out in chapter nine why Quilla was sent to the surface to get boys. Why was she sent to get boys?
(a) Impregnate the women in Topeka.
(b) Marry the women in Topeka.
(c) Provide protection for the Topekans.
(d) Find food for Topeka.

14. Who greets Vic when the green box stops?
(a) Robots.
(b) Old men and women.
(c) The mayor.
(d) Young girls.

15. What did Quilla June leave behind that helped Vic find her?
(a) A letter with her name and address on it.
(b) A metal plate with numbers on it.
(c) Her clothing with an address on it.
(d) A cell phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Quilla June do to the women chasing her and Vic?

2. What important question does Quilla June ask Vic as they are leaving the city?

3. What does Vic tell Blood when he leaves for the "downunder"?

4. Does Vic come to understand love better by the end of the book?

5. How does Topeka not differ from the surface world?

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