"The Last Dog" by Katherine Paterson

1.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Where is Brock at the beginning of "The Last Dog"?

He is inside a research lab.

He is beside a running brook.

He is near a quarantine station.

He is at the gates of a sealed dome.

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

In "The Last Dog", why is Brock nervous about going outside the dome?

He realizes that his protective suit may be worn out and may fail.

He thinks he will run out of liquid and food tablets.

He had heard that people who leave never return.

He fears that he may get lost in the mountains.

3.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

In "The Last Dog", what does Brock do when he finds the puppy?

He calls for help on his scanner.

He takes her inside the dome.

He leaves her under the tree.

He searches for her parents.

4.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What do the scientists plan to do with Brog, the puppy, in "The Last Dog"?

They plan to experiment on her

They plan to free her back into the wild.

They plan to sell her to fund research.

They plan to breed her with another dog.

5.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

At the end of "The Last Dog", why do the scientists let Brock and Borg leave the dome?

The scientists have completed their experiments in Brog.

The scientists want to observe Brock and Brog's activity outside.

The scientists think that Brock and Brog have a dangerous disease.

The scientists realize that Brog will survive only be returning to the wild.

6.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which of the following could best be described as threatening according to "The Last Dog"?

a soaring bird

a hungry kitten

a shivering mouse

a hissing rattlesnake

7.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

If the scientists discover the bones of what can correctly be described as an extinct animal, which of the following must be true? (Base your answer on the meaning of extinct)

There is evidence that the animal was a warm-blooded creature.

There are no longer any living members of that type of animal.

There is proof that the animal moved from place to place.

There are several species that look similar to the animal.

8.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

What is most likely the meaning of mutation in the following sentence: Some cats have a mutation that causes them to have six toes on each paw.

The mutation is a special talent.

The mutation is a serious illness.

The mutation is a genetic variation.

The mutation is something common in cats.

9.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Read this excerpt from "The Last Dog"

It was, he pulled the scanner from his outside pouch and checked it, "hot." Oh, that was what he was feeling. Hot. He remembered "hot" from a virtual lesson he'd had once on deserts.

Based on Brock's use of the scanner, make an inference, and identify what is most likely true about people who live in the dome.

They tend to forget what they learn in lessons

They know little about extreme sensations

They have difficulty identifying words

They prefer to feel cold rather than hot.

10.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

How is the reader most likely to feel at the end of "The Last Dog"?

sorrowful about the loss of Brog

hopeful about Brock and Brog's future

angry that Brock has had to leave the dome

curious about the scientists' plans for Brock and Brog

11.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which sentence from "The Last Dog" best supports how the reader should feel at the end of the story?

Out of sight of the dome, Brog was delirious with joy, jumping and running about...

It was wonderful how much faster [Brock] could walk without the clumsy suit.

"And maybe, just maybe, where there are dogs, there are humans as well."

They stopped at the brook where they'd met, and both of them had a long drink.

12.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Read this quotation from "The Last Dog":

There was an old proverb: The key to survival is efficiency.

Which detail from the story best reflects the meaning of the proverb?

The dome-dwellers generally do not leave the safety of the dome.

The dome-dwellers enjoy playing virtual games in their free time.

The dome-dwellers eat ready-made pellets instead of cooked meals.

The dome-dwellers are conditioned to fear danger from a young age.

13.

Multiple Select

5 mins

1 pt

In “The Last Dog,” what internal conflicts create struggles for Brock? Choose three options.

He knows that caring for a puppy is a lot of work, but he wants to adopt Brog.

He knows that making friends is hard, but he wants his podfellows to like him.

He knows that drinking from the brook is risky, but he wants to taste the water.

He knows that leaving the dome could be dangerous, but he wants to go outside.

He knows that the ancient fictions are rather unpopular, but he wants to explore them.

14.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Read the following conversation between two researchers in “The Last Dog.”

“Cloning—it’s the only thing to do. If she’s the last, we owe it to posterity to keep the line going.”

“And how are we going to raise a pack of dogs in a dome? One is nearly eating and drinking us out of test tube and petri dish. We can’t go on this way. . . .”

In what way does this conversation illustrate an external conflict?

It shows a struggle that cannot be resolved.

It shows a struggle between two characters.

It shows a struggle within a character's mind.

It shows a struggle caused by miscommunication.

15.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

In 'The Last Dog", Brock struggles with the researchers over what to do with Brog. How does Brock create a resolution for that conflict?

He finds a second puppy to be a friend for Brog.

He makes Brog attack one of the researchers

He keeps Brog in the lab for more testing.

He uses Brog to create a fear of disease.

16.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Which sentence from "The Last Dog" shows most clearly the resolution has been successful?

Brog, surprised and enraged, spun around and bit Brock on the nose.

Every scientist leaned backward, body pressed hard against his or her chair back.

Someone ran to a computer terminal.

When Brock offered to take Brog out of the dome and let her loose in the mountains, no one argued.

17.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The verb donate means “to give for a good cause.” Use this information as well as your knowledge of the suffix -tion to select the correct definition of donation.

without a good cause

to give a gift for a good cause

having the quality of a good cause

something that is given for a good cause

18.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Who is the author of "The Last Dog"?

Ray Bradbury

Katherine Paterson

Rod Sterling

Isaac Asimov

Gary Soto

19.

Multiple Select

5 mins

1 pt

There are many common themes in literature. Select two pieces of evidence that best support the following theme:

The importance of free will and individuality.

“Was Brock, then, the only normal person still curious about the outside?”

“He rather liked having names for these new sensations. It made him feel a bit 'proud' was it?”

“Virtual lessons had taught that there were such things outside in the past but that they had long ago grown poisonous, then in the warming climate had dried up. But here was running brook, not even a four-hour journey from his dome.”

“No matter what lay on the outside, he could not stand to go back to the life he had lived in the dome before he met Brog.”

20.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

Read the excerpt from "The Last Dog":

"For the first time in his life, something deep inside Brock reached out toward another creature. The thought of the puppy languishing here by the side of its dead parent until it, too…"

Based on the context, select the choice which best defines languishing.

Chasing her tail

Waiting patiently

Napping

Suffering from a loss

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