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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Blood threaten to do when Vic is leaving?
(a) Find another boy.
(b) Wait for him forever.
(c) Tell his parents.
(d) He will find a place to die.

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

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

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

6. 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 is more believable.
(c) It becomes less believable.
(d) It is a non-fiction story.

7. What does Blood say when Vic leaves in chapter six?
(a) "So long, Vic".
(b) "Wait for me".
(c) "Come back soon".
(d) "See you later".

8. What does Vic decide in chapter 9 that he doesn't want to do to Quilla June?
(a) Find her.
(b) Marry her.
(c) Kill her.
(d) Sleep with her.

9. What do the people of Topeka really need?
(a) Skirmishers.
(b) Certain kinds of men.
(c) Men who can fight.
(d) Food.

10. What reason is given to Vic for why Topeka needs him?
(a) He is there to protect them.
(b) They are surprised to see him and don't know why he is there.
(c) He is there to be eaten.
(d) He is an experiment.

11. What is the world in "The Boy and His Dog" an example of?
(a) Nonfiction story.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Dystopia.
(d) A real life adventure.

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

13. What sacrifice did Vic make to travel to the "downunder"?
(a) He had to burn his clothes.
(b) He had to leave Blood behind.
(c) He had to say goodbye to Quilla June.
(d) He had to go without food for two weeks.

14. What do you think Vic believes is love by the end of the book?
(a) There is no such thing as love.
(b) Vic loves Quilla June.
(c) A boy loves his dog.
(d) Love is the same thing as sex.

15. What did Blood find out while Vic was gone in the city?
(a) Quilla June is very dangerous.
(b) There has been another nuclear bomb explosion.
(c) The Roverpak knows they didn't die and is looking for them.
(d) Quilla June's father is after them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important thing seems to be missing in the underground city?

2. According to Blood, how long have he and Vic been together?

3. Why do the people of Topeka need Vic?

4. What warning that Blood gives to Vic keeps coming back to haunt him while he is exploring the "downunder"?

5. What does Blood want after Quilla June leaves?

(see the answer keys)

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