The Last Dog

Where is Brook at the beginning of the story?

• Beside a running brook

• Near a quarantine station

• At the gates of the sealed dome

• Inside a research lab.

Why is Brock nervous about going outside the dome?

• His suit may be worn out and may fail.

• He will run out of liquid and food tablets.

• He knows sometimes people leave and never return.

• He fears he may get lost.

What does Brock do when he finds the puppy?

• leaves her under the tree

• calls out for help

• searches for her parents

• takes her inside the dome

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

• free her into the world

• sell her

• breed her

• experiment on her

Why do the scientists let Brock and Brog leave the dome?

• The scientists have completed the experiements.

• They know Brog will die in the dome.

• They think they have a dangerous disease.

• They want to observe their activity outside.

What does extinct mean?

• plentiful

• similar

• no longer living

• happy to be there

What does mutation mean?

• special talent

• serious illness

• genetic variation

• personality disorder

How does the reader most likely meant to feel at the end of the story?

• sorrowful

• hopeful

• angry

• curious

Brock struggles over what to do with Brog. How does Brock create a resolution for that conflict?

• He finds a puppy 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.

What is the kind of conflict in this selection? choose two

• man vs. man

• man vs. nature

• man vs. self

• man vs. society