2. What does the father notice that makes him question whether he is a good father?
(a) How sad his son is getting.
(b) How sick his son is getting.
(c) How thin his son is getting.
(d) How tired his son is getting.

3. Upon reaching the road, what does the father say about States?
(a) That they are slowly dwindling.
(b) That they do not exist anymore.
(c) That they are important.
(d) That they do still exist.

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

5. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the father claim about the men of the world?
(a) He is the only man left who's sane.
(b) The men of the world are defeated.
(c) The only men left are good men.
(d) There are no godly men left.

6. After the father and son flee the woods and find their cart, why is the boy struggling to walk?
(a) The snow reaches his knees.
(b) He has been shot.
(c) His leg is broken.
(d) He is badly burned.

7. As the father and son continue their journey, why is it getting so difficult to push the cart?
(a) The snow is getting worse.
(b) The terrain is too rough and covered with rocks.
(c) The rain is falling too heavily.
(d) The cart is falling apart.

8. What does the boy find when they take things from the cart?
(a) His mother's necklace.
(b) An old pair of shoes.
(c) A basketball.
(d) Toys.

9. What do the father and son find that they use to make cakes?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Cornmeal.
(d) Flour.

10. What do the father and son have to get through or it could mean their death?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The desert.
(d) The plains.

11. Just when the father is thinking of leaving the cart he sees their destination -- what does he name it?
(a) The Point.
(b) The Valley.
(c) The Gap.
(d) The Hallow.

12. What are the father and son running out of as they travel?
(a) Water.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Food.

13. At the end of Chapter 8, what does the father cough up?
(a) Mucous.
(b) Blood.
(c) Food.
(d) Phlegm.

14. After the confrontation with the man who found their hiding spot, where do the father and son stay for the night?
(a) Up in a tree.
(b) In an old abandoned house.
(c) Out of sight in the woods.
(d) In a broken down van.

15. What do the father and son eat that is fermented?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Ham and potatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Rice and beans.