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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 21-25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the father decide to camp on the road?
(a) The road is deserted and he thinks no one will come by.
(b) The snow is so deep he thinks no one could possibly come by.
(c) The road is too rocky and he thinks no one will come by.
(d) Weeds and debris overrun the road so he thinks no one will come by.

2. Once the father fills his basket and begins to leave the house, what does he look back and realize is by the house?
(a) A tank of gasoline.
(b) A pile of dead bodies.
(c) A cistern of fresh water.
(d) An abandoned car.

3. The father sees a house and decides to explore it while his son sleeps -- what does he leave beside the boy?
(a) A jug of water.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A plate of food.
(d) A warm fire.

4. What do the father and the son find in a smokehouse?
(a) A leg of lamb.
(b) Rib steaks.
(c) A ham.
(d) A pound of bacon.

5. What do the father and son do the morning after the father finds the house and barn?
(a) Leave as quickly as possible.
(b) Wrap themselves in blankets, eat apples, and drink the water.
(c) Hot wire the car and leave the house.
(d) Sit on a blanket and eat peaches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father do to the man who finds their hiding spot?

2. What does the father find at the supermarket that he gives to the son?

3. Near the edge of a city, the father and son come to a house -- what does the father find inside the house?

4. The father carries his son across a field, but he has to stop every _____ steps.

5. After leaving the cart in a parking lot, where do the father and son walk to?

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