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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 pile of dead bodies.
(c) A cistern of fresh water.
(d) A tank of gasoline.

2. What does the father say when he and his son enter the hidden cellar?
(a) "Oh my god."
(b) "Thank the lord."
(c) "Heaven help us."
(d) "This is the work of the devil."

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

4. 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 raining.
(c) The wind picks up.
(d) It begins snowing.

5. How are the father and son feeling when they leave the hidden cellar?
(a) Sick to their stomachs and in low spirits.
(b) Upset with each other because the son wants to stay.
(c) Tired and anxious.
(d) They have full stomachs and are in high spirits.

6. 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) Two boys and a dog.
(b) One man and two pregnant women.
(c) Two men, a woman, and a baby.
(d) Three men and a pregnant woman.

7. Before leaving the house and barn, the father and son collect more _______ before they head back on the road.
(a) Peaches.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Apples.

8. While on the road, the father and son meet an old man -- what does the son beg his father to give the old man?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A coat.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

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

10. How does the son feel about the beach?
(a) He wants to stay a few days, but leave eventually.
(b) He wants to stay at the beach.
(c) He wants to leave the beach immediately.
(d) He wants to leave the beach tomorrow.

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

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

13. The father and son sit in a truck surrounded by billboards -- what does one of the billboards say?
(a) Warns of famine.
(b) Advertises a cruise line.
(c) Advertises Coke.
(d) Warns of death.

14. What does the father make with some bottles and gasoline?
(a) Lamps.
(b) Toys.
(c) Bombs.
(d) A fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the father swim out to inspect while the son stays on the beach?

3. After exploring the house the father heads back outside -- what does he find?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 26, where do the father and son sleep?

5. What does the father say about their first night back on the road?

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