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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Blood want after Quilla June leaves?
(a) An identity card.
(b) To find the Roverpak.
(c) Antibiotic.
(d) Food.

2. At the end of the book, where are Blood and Vic headed?
(a) Back to Topeka.
(b) Back to the theater.
(c) Across the wasteland to another city.
(d) Back to the gym.

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

4. What emotion best describes your feelings as you read chapter seven?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Joy.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Curiosity.

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

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

7. What is Vic's second reaction as to why the Topekan's need him?
(a) "Why me?"
(b) "When can I get started?"
(c) "Get me out of here."
(d) "You have got to be kidding?"

8. What does Vic realize in chapter ten after Quilla makes her demand?
(a) His world is hopeless.
(b) He cannot make it without Blood.
(c) He needs to return to the city of help.
(d) He loves Quilla June.

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

10. How does Topeka not differ from the surface world?
(a) People are not very happy.
(b) It is dark.
(c) People carry guns.
(d) There is lots of food.

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

12. What is wanted from Vic when the green box stops?
(a) Take his weapons.
(b) Greet him warmly.
(c) Feed him food.
(d) Fight with him.

13. What does Vic tell Blood when he leaves for the "downunder"?
(a) "Don't wait for me."
(b) "Please come with me."
(c) "I will be back soon."
(d) "I will never see you again."

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

15. What happens as Vic views Topeka?
(a) Twenty armed men grab him.
(b) An alarm bell goes off.
(c) He gets grabbed by a green cart.
(d) Quilla June comes out to greet him.

Short Answer Questions

1. If this is a story about love, who do you suppose loves the most?

2. What does the entrance dropshaft to the "downunder" look like?

3. Where does Vic end up in Topeka while traveling in the green box?

4. What do the people of Topeka really need?

5. Why do you suppose the author has described no law enforcement people in Vic's world?

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