The Last Dog

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

• He is inside a research lab.

• He is near a quarantine station.

• He is beside a running brook.

• He is at the gates of a sealed dome.

why is Brock nervous about going outside the dome?

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

• He had heard that people who leave never return.

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

• He fears that he may get lost in the mountains.

what does Brock do when he finds the puppy?

• He calls for help on his scanner.

• He leaves her under the tree.

• He takes her inside the dome.

• He searches for her parents.

What do the scientists plan to do with Brog, the puppy?

• They plan to experiment on her

• They plan to sell her to fund research.

• They plan to free her back into the wild.

• They plan to breed her with another dog.

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why do the scientists let Brock and Borg leave the dome?

• The scientists have completed their experiments in Brog.

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

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

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

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

• a soaring bird

• a shivering mouse

• a hungry kitten

• a hissing rattlesnake

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

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

• There are several species that look similar to the animal.

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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 genetic variation.

• The mutation is a serious illness.

• The mutation is something common in cats.

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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 have difficulty identifying words

• They know little about extreme sensations

• They prefer to feel cold rather than hot.

How is the reader most likely to feel at the end?

• sorrowful about the loss of Brog

• angry that Brock has had to leave the dome

• hopeful about Brock and Brog's future

• urious about the scientists' plans for Brock and Brog