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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the father and son do after their discovery in the trailer?
(a) They call for help.
(b) They stop and rest.
(c) They move on.
(d) They build a fire.

2. While trying to shelter themselves from the rain, what does the father talk to the son about for a long period of time?
(a) The impenetrable sunshine.
(b) The impenetrable blackness.
(c) The impenetrable rain.
(d) The impenetrable future.

3. While traveling, why do the father and son leave their fires alight?
(a) To help ward off wild animals.
(b) So fellow travelers can follow them.
(c) So no one can know exactly where they are.
(d) To help them if they get lost.

4. What do the father and son find in the woods that they eat for dinner?
(a) Berries.
(b) Acorns and roots.
(c) Mushrooms.
(d) A rabbit.

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) Yells at the son to look away.
(c) Pushes the son out of the way.
(d) Reassures the son.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what do the father and son do before returning to the woods?

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

3. What are the father and son running out of as they travel?

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

5. As the father and son continue their journey, why is it getting so difficult to push the cart?

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