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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sign say the population of Topeka is?

2. Why do you think Quilla June wants to leave the city?

3. What does Blood threaten to do when Vic is leaving?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you could be any character in this book, which character would you be? How would you have acted similarly to the book character and what would you have done differently? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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