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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The son asks the father if they are going to die -- what is the father's reply?
(a) He tells him not to ask silly questions.
(b) He tells him no.
(c) He tells him yes.
(d) He tells him he does not know if they will live or die.

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

3. What does the father tell the son has happened to the man who collapses in the road?
(a) The man is starving to death.
(b) The man has been beaten.
(c) The man has severe frostbite.
(d) The man has been struck by lightning.

4. What does the son think is close by the barn?
(a) Apples.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Corn.

5. After leaving the trailer, further along the road, what does the father discover?
(a) A dead animal.
(b) Fresh footprints.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) A dead body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along the road, the father and son come upon a man -- what is wrong with the man?

2. Upon reaching the road, what does the father say about States?

3. After leaving the woods, the father and son come to a road -- what does the father call this road?

4. What does the father do to the son after they come upon the thing in the doorway?

5. After passing the stone wall, what do the father and son hear that makes them hide?

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