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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vic ask Quilla June in the bedroom in chapter nine?

2. Why does Vic want to leave the city?

3. What does Blood say when Vic leaves in chapter six?

4. What do the older people want to do after the disgusting thing occurs between Vic and his first lady?

5. It is clear in chapter nine that sex is considered something very ________ by this community.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how a "A Boy and His Dog" is a story about more than just a boy and a dog. Use specific examples from the story that show how Vic and Blood's relationship is different than a normal boy and his dog.

Essay Topic 3

The author of this book examines some hard issues about human meaning and existence in his alternate future. Explain how this alternate future makes it easier to examine these issues. How does it make some issues harder to examine? Use three examples where the author needs an alternate future to make his point clearer.

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