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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 36, the father and son come to a nice house -- why does the father worry about going inside?
(a) There are dead bodies inside the house.
(b) The house could have traps.
(c) The three people they met earlier may be inside.
(d) They will waste too much time.

2. After they leave the men on the road, why does the son ask the father if he is dying?
(a) His cough is getting bad.
(b) He cannot walk.
(c) His vision is getting blurry.
(d) He is bleeding.

3. As the father leads the son to the hidden cellar, what does the father tell his son that good guys do not give in to?
(a) Threats.
(b) Anger.
(c) Fear.
(d) Manipulation.

4. After the son asks the father if he is dying, they stop to rest and set up camp -- how many days do they stay in this same spot?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Five days.

5. Where do the father and son travel to after leaving the gas station?
(a) A hotel.
(b) An old amusement park.
(c) The beach.
(d) The train station.

6. Although they have no food and all they eat is snow, what does the father continue to tell the son?
(a) They are not going to die.
(b) That they are almost to safety.
(c) They will find food.
(d) That snow will keep them strong.

7. The father carries his son across a field, but he has to stop every _____ steps.
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty.

8. The father and the son are becoming increasingly weak, and they sleep in the woods -- what does the father do while the son is asleep?
(a) The father keeps the fire going.
(b) Feels for the son's heartbeat.
(c) Begins to cry quietly.
(d) Searches for food.

9. How does the son feel about his father going in the ocean?
(a) Disappointed.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

10. What does the father wonder after seeing his son's reaction to finding the hidden cellar?
(a) How much more the son can take.
(b) Why the son runs away.
(c) How his son can cry so easily.
(d) Why the son is so excited.

11. After spying on the people walking by, further down the road the father and son see a fire and smell food -- what do the they find cooking on the fire?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A snake.
(c) A rat.
(d) An infant.

12. What does the old man that the father and son met on the road say to the father before he leaves their camp?
(a) He tells the father he does not trust him.
(b) He tells the father where to meet him in a few days.
(c) He tells the father that he knows he will die soon.
(d) He tells the father thanks for his kindness.

13. How does the father get the men that approach them on the road to leave?
(a) He beats the men up.
(b) He pulls out his gun.
(c) He asks them nicely to please leave.
(d) He begs with them to spare his son's life.

14. At the beginning of Chapter 26, where do the father and son sleep?
(a) In the woods.
(b) Under a bridge.
(c) Beside a creek.
(d) In an abandoned house.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 36, how many days has it been since the father and son have eaten?
(a) Two days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving the gas station, what do the men that stop the father and son want?

2. After leaving their camp, what does the father spy some boys burning?

3. What does the father say when he and his son enter the hidden cellar?

4. After leaving the nice house, the father and son come to a gas station -- what do they find there?

5. The morning after sleeping on the road, what do the father and son do because the father is worried about their tracks?

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