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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 36-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the father has another coughing fit, what does he think about?
(a) His mother.
(b) Dying.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

2. What does the father do to the son after they come upon the thing in the doorway?
(a) Yells at the son to look away.
(b) Reassures the son.
(c) Pushes the son out of the way.
(d) Yells at the son to run.

3. What does the father fix to the cart to keep the limbs away as they move down the road?
(a) Large leaves.
(b) Brooms.
(c) Pieces of cloth.
(d) Brushes.

4. The father and son eventually find somewhere dry to sleep in the woods, but what wakes them up in the middle of the night and causes them to run?
(a) Men with guns.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) A forest fire.
(d) The trees begin to fall.

5. After the father and son run from the nice looking house and hide, how many people do they see walking towards the house?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the son when the man reaches their hiding spot?

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

3. What does the father tell the son has happened to the man who collapses in the road?

4. After the son asks the father if he is dying, they stop to rest and set up camp -- how many days do they stay in this same spot?

5. After the father and son finish the last of their food supply, what does the son ask the father about eating?

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