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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people of Topeka tell Vic he must do before they can use his help?
(a) Get to know Topeka.
(b) Have a physical.
(c) Find a wife.
(d) Talk with Quilla June.

2. If this is a story about love, who do you suppose loves the most?
(a) Blood's unconditional love for Vic.
(b) Vic's love for Quilla June.
(c) Vic's love for Blood.
(d) Quilla June's love for Vic.

3. Why does Vic want to leave the city?
(a) He misses Blood.
(b) He loves Quilla June.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He thinks they are mad at him for having sex.

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

5. 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.

6. What does Quilla June do after she makes her demand in chapter ten?
(a) She cries.
(b) She tells Vic she loves him.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She pouts.

7. What is one thing that Vic has while he is getting to know Topeka?
(a) An escort of women.
(b) As much food as he wants.
(c) His guns.
(d) Freedom.

8. What other strong reaction does Vic have about the underground city?
(a) Joy.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Claustrophobia.

9. Vic's first reaction to the news of why the Topekan's need him is ____________.
(a) Great fear.
(b) Intense anger.
(c) Hysterical laughter.
(d) Deep sorrow.

10. What does Topeka look like?
(a) Neat little houses with curvy streets.
(b) A sunny field filled with flowers and grass
(c) New York City.
(d) A small metal dome with robotic guards.

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

12. What does VIc think as he enters the town?
(a) He thinks he needs to escape.
(b) He thinks Quilla June looks beautiful.
(c) He thinks he will be killed.
(d) He thinks how pleasant this town is.

13. What is Blood's advice about the dropshaft to "downunder"?
(a) He needs to use it to find Quilla June.
(b) There may be food down there.
(c) It is a great place to go.
(d) Don't use it.

14. How does Vic find Blood in chapter ten?
(a) Blood finds them.
(b) He find him back at the theater.
(c) He returns to the dropshaft.
(d) He meets him in the desert.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is chapter seven set?

2. What does this story say about the human spirit?

3. What is wanted from Vic when the green box stops?

4. What do you suppose happened to Quilla June at the end of the book?

5. What does Vic find at the location he goes to in chapter ten?

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