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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What describes the world that Vic and Blood live in?

2. When does the story of A Boy and His Dog take place?

3. After Vic gets Quilla June out of her hiding place, what does he do?

4. What is one thing that is not explained in chapter three?

5. What makes Blood a special dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Vic and Quilla June travel back to the dropshaft after they escape from the city out the airshaft?

2. Why would Quilla June be surprised to learn that Vic and Blood can communicate?

3. Why does Blood finally stop trying to stop Vic from chasing Quilla June to the downunder?

4. Why does Blood call Vic "Albert"?

5. Why is Blood still waiting at the dropshaft for Vic?

6. After the fight with the Roverpak, why is Blood's idea to burn the building down a good one?

7. Why does Vic follow the "chick" out of the theater?

8. Why does the food in Topeka taste like chalk?

9. Why does Blood not like Quilla June?

10. How does Blood find women and how many women does he find in his first trance state?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Roverpak lives like a wild, violent gang. Discuss if there is any other way the Roverpak might be able to behave and still survive. Discuss why a Roverpak could not exist in the underground.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the ending of this book provides a very unforeseen twist. What do you think the twist has to do with the moral of this story?

Essay Topic 3

Explain how you can tell that Blood really cares for Vic. Find four examples from the book that show how much he cares. Explain how his caring makes a difference to Vic.

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