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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 16-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the morning after finding the city, why does the father step away from the son before he wakes?
(a) The father is looking for food.
(b) The father does not want the son to hear him coughing.
(c) The father is looking for water.
(d) The father is crying and does not want the son to hear.

2. Along the road, what do the father and son encounter that makes them stop?
(a) A herd of sheep.
(b) A jackknifed truck.
(c) A burned out bus.
(d) A dead body.

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

4. What do the father and child use to carry their possessions?
(a) A van.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A cart.
(d) A bicycle.

5. What does the father use to make wrappings for himself and his son's feet?
(a) Giant leaves with twine.
(b) Pieces of bark and tape.
(c) An old coat and bits of tarp.
(d) An old shirt and rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, what do the father and son find?

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

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

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

5. What does the father notice that makes him question whether he is a good father?

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