WorksheetsThe Last Dog by Katherine Patterson
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which statement best expresses the theme of the story?
Forgetting the past can cause people to lose knowledge in the future.
A sense of fear is necessary for society to advance and make progress.
Trust in science and technology will keep communities safe in most circumstances.
Our ability to think for ourselves is what makes us human and sets us apart from others.
What is unusual about Brock's research?
He isn't nervous about the outside world.
He wants to leave the dome to explore.
He has strong memories of the past.
He wants to break the rules.
What is the purpose of the scanner?
To guide Brock to the dome.
To help Brock recognize his feelings.
To give Brock a water supply reading.
To allow Brock to check temperatures.
Why is Brock different to everyone else in the pod?
He prefers Virtual adventures over ancient fictions.
He prefers the natural world over the virtual world.
He prefers podfellows over pod robopets.
He prefers water over food tablets.
What worries the researchers about the puppy?
It will eventually run out of room if it grows older in the dome.
It will bring out emotions that do not exist in the dome.
It will infect the healthy environment of the dome.
It will overpower Brock and destroy the dome.
Why does Brock decide to pretend that Brog has rabies?
He knows that he is immune to rabies.
He no longer wants to be responsible for Brog.
He knows that the scientists will leave him and Brog alone.
He knows that Brog will receive more food if he is ill.
What is the meaning of extradomal as used it is used in paragraph 30?
atop the dome
under the dome
within the dome
outside the dome
How does the setting in paragraphs 26-27 help develop the plot?
It suggests the environment outside the dome might not be as threatening as the dome dwellers believe.
It establishes the reasons why Brock was so eager to leave the dome to conduct his research.
It illustrates how nature has suffered since the dome dwellers left the outside world behind.
It reveals to the reader that the world outside the dome is toxic and extremely dangerous.
What can the reader INFER about Brock from his conversation with the scientists in paragraph 68?
Brock does not worry about leaving the dog alone.
Brock understands more about a dog's behavior than scientists do.
Brock knows that he needs to protect the dog from the scientists.
Brock pretends that he is an expert on how dog's act.
How does the dialogue in paragraphs 72 through 76 help to provoke action in the story's plot?
The discussion between the scientists makes Brock understand that saving Brog was a mistake.
Because he fears the scientists, Brock knows he will need to surrender Brog.
Brock realizes he needs to act quickly in order to save Brog from the scientists.
Brock values the opinion of scientists and decides to work with them.
In this short story, how does Brock's point of view about the dome change?
Brock took life in the dome for granted, but then realized he should be thankful for his safe living space.
Brock believed the dome was protecting him but then he realized that the dome was holding him back.
Brock wasn't satisfied living in the dome, but then he realized that life outside the dome wasn't any better.
Brock felt safe and secure inside the dome but then realized that the dome could not always protect him.
How do Brock's feelings and actions contribute to the development of the story's theme?
