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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After passing the stone wall, what do the father and son hear that makes them hide?
(a) People.
(b) Army trucks.
(c) Wild dogs.
(d) Guns.

2. What does the father fix to the cart to keep the limbs away as they move down the road?
(a) Brushes.
(b) Brooms.
(c) Pieces of cloth.
(d) Large leaves.

3. What does the father claim could happen to himself and his son if they get wet?
(a) They could slip and fall.
(b) They could get sick.
(c) They could finally cool off.
(d) They could die.

4. What are the father and son running out of as they travel?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

5. At the end of Chapter 9, what does the father claim about the men of the world?
(a) There are no godly men left.
(b) The only men left are good men.
(c) He is the only man left who's sane.
(d) The men of the world are defeated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father notice that makes him question whether he is a good father?

2. What does the father do to the man who finds their hiding spot?

3. After leaving the cart in a parking lot, where do the father and son walk to?

4. Along the road, what do the father and son encounter that makes them stop?

5. What does the father do when one of the men they are spying on walks toward their hiding place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens when the father and son arrive at the father's old house.

2. Give an example that demonstrates the father's stubbornness and how he has somewhat lost touch with reality.

3. Describe the father's belief in God.

4. Describe how the author creates a sparse, bleak feeling at the beginning of the novel.

5. Describe how food is constantly a struggle, comparing how the father and son manage their food.

6. At the beginning of Chapter 11, describe where the father and son bathe and what they eat for dinner.

7. Give an example of a game that the father and son play together.

8. Explain how the author's descriptions and use of language set the tone for the rest of the novel.

9. Explain how the father demonstrates perseverance in Chapters 16 through 20.

10. Describe a recurring theme throughout Chapters 16 through 20.

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