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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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 more frightened and relies on his father for everything.
(c) He is becoming stronger and offering his point of view.
(d) He is becoming quieter and barely speaks at all.

5. Why does the father decide to camp on the road?
(a) The road is too rocky and he thinks no one will come by.
(b) The road is deserted and he thinks no one will come by.
(c) The snow is so deep he thinks no one could possibly come by.
(d) Weeds and debris overrun the road so he thinks no one will come by.

6. The father and son comb the beach -- what do they find?
(a) A pile of human bodies.
(b) Bones of dead dogs.
(c) An old man.
(d) Bones of dead fish and cattle.

7. After exploring the house the father heads back outside -- what does he find?
(a) Tomatoes
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Peaches.
(d) Apples.

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

9. 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) Searches for food.
(b) Feels for the son's heartbeat.
(c) The father keeps the fire going.
(d) Begins to cry quietly.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Why does the father not want to stay in the hidden cellar?
(a) He thinks it would be dangerous.
(b) He wants to get back on the road and continue their journey.
(c) He is too bored sitting around in the hidden cellar.
(d) He is angry that the son likes the cellar so much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the father and son find in the nice house?

2. While on the road, the father and son meet an old man -- what does the son beg his father to give the old man?

3. After the father finds his son, who had wandered off while he was asleep, what does the son tell the father he has found?

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

5. After leaving the barn, the father explores the house -- what does he find inside the house that's useful?

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