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

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

3. What does the father say about their first night back on the road?
(a) It is their worst night so far.
(b) He does not know if he can go on.
(c) It is their best night so far.
(d) They are almost to their destination.

4. What does the old man that the father and son met on the road say to the father before he leaves their camp?
(a) He tells the father thanks for his kindness.
(b) He tells the father that he knows he will die soon.
(c) He tells the father where to meet him in a few days.
(d) He tells the father he does not trust him.

5. When the father and son stop for the night after leaving the hidden cellar, what does the son ask the father?
(a) What they will eat for dinner.
(b) If they can go back to the hidden cellar.
(c) What their long term goals are.
(d) If he can see the gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How are the father and son feeling when they leave the hidden cellar?

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

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

5. What do the father and son do in the hidden cellar besides eating?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what happens when the father and son find the old abandoned train -- analyze the father's actions.

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

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

5. Describe what the father and son find in Chapter 35 that symbolizes the end of the son's innocence.

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

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

8. Explain why the father gives the son a gun after they see the people walking towards the house.

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

10. Describe how the author generates credibility to the father's paranoia about the world.

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