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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Vic as he is getting to know Topeka after about a week?
(a) He becomes very sad because he misses Blood.
(b) He becomes excited about staying.
(c) He becomes angry that they haven't put him to work.
(d) He becomes bored.

2. According to Blood, how long have he and Vic been together?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two months.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Five years.

3. What mysterious object does Vic find after Quilla June leaves?
(a) A small handgun.
(b) An indentity card.
(c) Some penicillin.
(d) An addressed letter.

4. What year best describes when these events in this story could have occurred?
(a) 8200.
(b) 2024.
(c) 1602.
(d) 1984.

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

6. 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) Talk with Quilla June.
(d) Find a wife.

7. How is Vic's thinking during chapter six?
(a) It is extremely logical.
(b) It is not logical.
(c) He must be in love.
(d) It is very wise.

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

9. What does Vic find in the "downunder"?
(a) Bombed out buildings and tattered rags.
(b) A bright blue lake that is bordered by sand.
(c) Forests filled with bugs and birds.
(d) A town that stretches to the horizon.

10. Where is chapter seven set?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Texas.
(c) New York City.
(d) Topeka.

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

12. What seems to be missing from Vic's relationship with Quilla June?
(a) Love.
(b) Concern.
(c) Trust.
(d) Companionship.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Blood happy at the end of the book?

2. Why do you suppose "A Boy and His Dog" is set in the time period it is?

3. What is Vic's answer to the important question Quilla June asks him?

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

5. How does Vic return to the surface?

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