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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving their camp, what does the father spy some boys burning?
(a) Rats.
(b) Snakes.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A baby.

2. Near the tool shed, the father uncovers a locked trap door to a hidden cellar -- how does the son react?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He begs the father not to enter.
(c) He begins to cry and passes out.
(d) He excitedly asks his father to enter.

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) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Manipulation.
(d) Threats.

4. After setting up camp, the father wakes up and the son is gone; after looking for him, what does the father see the son doing?
(a) Rushing across the field.
(b) Eating berries from a nearby bush.
(c) Bathing in a nearby creek.
(d) Sitting in an abandoned car.

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

6. 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 thanks for his kindness.
(d) He tells the father he does not trust him.

7. What does the son do while at the location after the gas station?
(a) He looks for rocks.
(b) He goes swimming.
(c) He goes for a run.
(d) He takes a nap.

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

9. 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 men, a woman, and a baby.
(c) Two boys and a dog.
(d) Three men and a pregnant woman.

10. What does the father find in the nice house that he thinks could be poison?
(a) Apples.
(b) Water.
(c) Tins of food.
(d) Freeze-dried food.

11. Once the father fills his basket and begins to leave the house, what does he look back and realize is by the house?
(a) An abandoned car.
(b) A tank of gasoline.
(c) A cistern of fresh water.
(d) A pile of dead bodies.

12. How many days do the father and son stay in the nice house?
(a) Four days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Seven days.

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

14. After leaving the nice house, the father and son come to a gas station -- what do they find there?
(a) Root beer.
(b) A couple candy bars.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) A bag of chips.

15. What do the father and son do the morning after the father finds the house and barn?
(a) Leave as quickly as possible.
(b) Wrap themselves in blankets, eat apples, and drink the water.
(c) Sit on a blanket and eat peaches.
(d) Hot wire the car and leave the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the father and son find inside the hidden cellar?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Where do the father and son travel to after leaving the gas station?

5. How does the son feel about the beach?

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