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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After reaching the city, what does the son ask the father about before nightfall?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Death.
(d) Food.

3. What season is approaching that has the father worried?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

4. After finding their destination, what does the father wish he had for their cart?
(a) Better wheels.
(b) Better traction.
(c) An extra tarp.
(d) A sled runner.

5. Upon reaching the road, what does the father say about States?
(a) That they do not exist anymore.
(b) That they do still exist.
(c) That they are important.
(d) That they are slowly dwindling.

Short Answer Questions

1. After looking for things to enhance their cart, what do the father and son do?

2. What covers the city that the father and son explore?

3. What does the father remember about his own childhood?

4. What house do the father and son go to after leaving the supermarket?

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

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