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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the father and son sleeping at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Outside.
(b) In a house.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) In a trailer.

2. How does the father recognize their destination?
(a) He knows it from his wife's description.
(b) He knows it from when he was a boy.
(c) He has a feeling that it is the right place.
(d) He knows it from his father's description.

3. Although they have no food and all they eat is snow, what does the father continue to tell the son?
(a) That they are almost to safety.
(b) They are not going to die.
(c) That snow will keep them strong.
(d) They will find food.

4. What covers the city that the father and son explore?
(a) Dirt and tar.
(b) Ash and dust.
(c) Snow.
(d) Weeds.

5. What does the father remember about his own childhood?
(a) His dad taking him fishing.
(b) Playing with his friends on a lake.
(c) Boating with his uncle on a lake.
(d) His mother baking pies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along the road, the father and son spy a group of people climbing out of a truck -- what are the people wearing?

2. What do the father and son do when they reach the city?

3. After reaching the city, what does the son ask the father about before nightfall?

4. After he leaves his son safely sleeping, the father explores a barn -- what does he find in the barn?

5. What do the father and son find inside a barn?

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