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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the son think is inside the nice house?
(a) A person.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Spiders.
(d) A bomb.

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?
(a) About God, in whom the old man says he puts all his faith.
(b) About how the world used to before.
(c) About God, in whom the old man says he no longer believes.
(d) About where they should head next on their journey.

3. What do the father and son find inside the hidden cellar?
(a) Hundreds of tins of food and drink, heating, and a second room with a toilet.
(b) Piles of bodies.
(c) Piles of clothes and shoes.
(d) Baskets of apples and a bed.

4. In Chapter 35, how is the son starting to change?
(a) He is becoming more reckless and does not think before he acts.
(b) He is becoming quieter and barely speaks at all.
(c) He is becoming more frightened and relies on his father for everything.
(d) He is becoming stronger and offering his point of view.

5. While the father has another coughing fit, what does he think about?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) Dying.
(d) His son.

6. After he leaves his son safely sleeping, the father explores a barn -- what does he find in the barn?
(a) A cow and a bag of potatoes.
(b) Bales of hay and corn seeds.
(c) A dead body and a basket of peaches.
(d) Two goats and a bag of wheat.

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

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

9. 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 where to meet him in a few days.
(b) He tells the father that he knows he will die soon.
(c) He tells the father he does not trust him.
(d) He tells the father thanks for his kindness.

10. After passing the boys with the fire, the father and son think someone is following them so they decide to hide -- who do they see walk past?
(a) One man and two pregnant women.
(b) Two boys and a dog.
(c) Two men, a woman, and a baby.
(d) Three men and a pregnant woman.

11. Things are not going well for the father and son -- what are they running out of?
(a) Water.
(b) Energy.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

12. What does the father say about their first night back on the road?
(a) It is their worst night so far.
(b) He does not know if he can go on.
(c) They are almost to their destination.
(d) It is their best night so far.

13. After the father and son run from the nice looking house and hide, how many people do they see walking towards the house?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

14. What does the son talk about as they leave the hidden cellar?
(a) How tired and hungry he is.
(b) Card games.
(c) Spaceships and traveling to Mars.
(d) How he wishes he was back in the cellar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father wonder after seeing his son's reaction to finding the hidden cellar?

2. 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?

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

4. The father and son sit in a truck surrounded by billboards -- what does one of the billboards say?

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

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