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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 26-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the father claim could happen to himself and his son if they get wet?
(a) They could die.
(b) They could slip and fall.
(c) They could finally cool off.
(d) They could get sick.

2. As it becomes increasingly cold, what does the father begin to wonder?
(a) If he should shoot himself.
(b) How long he can last.
(c) How long his son can last.
(d) If he should shoot his son to end his misery.

3. What season is approaching that has the father worried?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

4. After leaving the hidden cellar and stopping for the night, the son asks the father a question -- how does the father answer?
(a) The father tells him they will eat stuff from the cellar.
(b) The father tells the son they will not be going back to the hidden cellar.
(c) The father asks where the son has heard such a term.
(d) The father tells the son he cannot see the gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Before leaving the house and barn, the father and son collect more _______ before they head back on the road.

4. Why does the father not want to stay in the hidden cellar?

5. After resting in the truck, the father and son find a house -- what does the father find in a tool shed?

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