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

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

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

4. 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) Water.
(d) Food.

5. What does the father find inside the barn that he eats?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Corn seeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the father and son hide from the people walking towards the nice house, why does the father give the son a gun?

2. Although they have no food and all they eat is snow, what does the father continue to tell the son?

3. The father and son comb the beach -- what do they find?

4. What does the old man that the father and son met on the road say to the father before he leaves their camp?

5. After leaving the gas station, what do the men that stop the father and son want?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how the father treats the old man that he and the son meet in Chapter 31.

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

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

6. Describe how the son shows his increasing influence on the father in Chapter 31.

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

8. Explain why the son returns to the fearful version of himself in Chapter 36, and use an example from the text.

9. Describe one example from Chapters 36-40 that demonstrates how the father is becoming more reliant on the son's opinion.

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

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