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WorksheetsThe Last Dog
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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.
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.
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.
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
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...
"And maybe, just maybe, where there are dogs, there are humans as well."
It was wonderful how much faster [Brock] could walk without the clumsy suit.
They stopped at the brook where they'd met, and both of them had a long drink.
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 eat ready-made pellets instead of cooked meals.
The dome-dwellers enjoy playing virtual games in their free time.
The dome-dwellers are conditioned to fear danger from a young age.
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 drinking from the brook is risky, but he wants to taste the water.
He knows that the ancient fictions are rather unpopular, but he wants to explore them.
He knows that making friends is hard, but he wants his podfellows to like him.
He knows that leaving the dome could be dangerous, but he wants to go outside.
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 within a character's mind.
It shows a struggle between two characters.
It shows a struggle caused by miscommunication.
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 keeps Brog in the lab for more testing.
He makes Brog attack one of the researchers
He uses Brog to create a fear of disease.
Which sentence shows most clearly the resolution has been successful?
Brog, surprised and enraged, spun around and bit Brock on the nose.
Someone ran to a computer terminal.
Every scientist leaned backward, body pressed hard against his or her chair back.
When Brock offered to take Brog out of the dome and let her loose in the mountains, no one argued.
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
having the quality of a good cause
to give a gift for a good cause
something that is given for a good cause
Who is the author of "The Last Dog"?
Ray Bradbury
Rod Sterling
Gary Soto
Katherine Paterson
Isaac Asimov
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?”
“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.”
“He rather liked having names for these new sensations. It made him feel a bit 'proud' was it?”
“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.”
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
Napping
Waiting patiently
Suffering from a loss
