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

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

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

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

5. How far away are the father and son from where the father thought they actually were?
(a) Thirty miles.
(b) Fifty miles.
(c) Hundred miles.
(d) Twenty miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days do the father and son stay in the nice house?

2. What does the father find in a gas station that helps him to know where they are?

3. The next town the father and son come to they find a nice looking house -- what do they find inside a locked pantry?

4. Why does the father not want to stay in the hidden cellar?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe three things that the father finds in Chapters 21-25 that he finds useful.

2. Recall an example from Chapter 31 that demonstrates how the father is dealing with the son growing up.

3. Describe three things that the father and son find of use in Chapters 36-40.

4. Give an example from Chapters 21-25 that describes the son's naivety.

5. Explain how the son begins questioning his father's judgment in Chapters 26-30.

6. Describe what the father and son find in Chapter 21 after the father breaks open a locked pantry door.

7. Explain what happens in Chapter 35 that finally makes the father realize that the son is growing up.

8. Describe what things the father and son find while at the beach in Chapter 40.

9. In Chapter 30, describe how the son acts like a child for the first time.

10. Give an example from Chapters 26-30 of where the author uses foreshadowing.

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