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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 41-End.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the son becoming increasingly cold?
(a) He has no coat.
(b) It is snowing.
(c) It is raining.
(d) It is windy.

2. How does the weather change once the father and son leave the house and barn and are back on the road?
(a) It begins hailing.
(b) It begins snowing.
(c) The wind picks up.
(d) It begins raining.

3. Despite his son's protests, what does the father do to the son after the person approaches him in the inhabited village?
(a) The father asks the other person to join them on their journey.
(b) The father starts yelling at the other person.
(c) The father shoots the other person.
(d) The father drags his son out of the village.

4. What is unusual about the door to the house in Chapter 36?
(a) It is propped open.
(b) The door is missing on the house.
(c) It is barred shut with deadbolts.
(d) It is hanging off the hinges.

5. What is the father doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Walking down a deserted road.
(b) Looking over his child as he sleeps.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Preparing dinner for his child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the son find in his pocket that the father and son share?

2. The old man that the father and son meet on the road stays with them for the night -- what do the father and the old man talk about?

3. What do the father and child use to carry their possessions?

4. Things are not going well for the father and son -- what are they running out of?

5. After reaching the city, what does the son ask the father about before nightfall?

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