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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The father wakes from a dream and claims dreaming is not good -- what was he dreaming about?
(a) A woman he once knew.
(b) His wife's suicide.
(c) His childhood.
(d) A nightmare of his son being killed.

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

3. After coming to the roadblock, why do the father and son stop and stay for the night?
(a) They are tired.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is snowing.
(d) It is too windy.

4. How is the weather when the father and son reach the city?
(a) It's snowing.
(b) It's sunny.
(c) It's raining.
(d) It's windy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the son feel about how his father has treated the man who has collapsed on the road?

4. What do the father and son find inside a trailer along the road?

5. At the first location in Chapter 1, what does the father try calling?

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