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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 36, how many days has it been since the father and son have eaten?
(a) Five days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

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

4. As the son becomes even colder, what does he ask his father about again?
(a) For a better coat.
(b) For more food.
(c) If they are dying.
(d) If they can build a bigger fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father want to do with the food that he and his son find in the nice house?

2. After the father and son flee the woods and find their cart, why is the boy struggling to walk?

3. After the father finds his son, who had wandered off while he was asleep, what does the son tell the father he has found?

4. What is the father doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. Why is the son becoming increasingly cold?

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