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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. How does the son feel about the beach?
(a) He wants to stay at the beach.
(b) He wants to leave the beach tomorrow.
(c) He wants to stay a few days, but leave eventually.
(d) He wants to leave the beach immediately.

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

3. After the father and son finish the last of their food supply, what does the son ask the father about eating?
(a) If they will ever have to eat a horse.
(b) If they will ever have to eat a human.
(c) If they will ever have to eat a dog.
(d) If they will ever have to eat a cat.

4. What does the son do while at the location after the gas station?
(a) He goes for a run.
(b) He goes swimming.
(c) He looks for rocks.
(d) He takes a nap.

5. Although they have no food and all they eat is snow, what does the father continue to tell the son?
(a) They are not going to die.
(b) That snow will keep them strong.
(c) They will find food.
(d) That they are almost to safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 36, the father and son come to a nice house -- why does the father worry about going inside?

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. Why does the father decide to camp on the road?

4. What do the father and son find inside the hidden cellar?

5. Besides asking his father to start a fire while under the bridge, what else does the son ask the father?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 26, describe the son's reaction when the father loses their lighter and cannot make a fire.

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

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

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

5. Recall how the father displays his paranoid attitude again while he and the son are staying in the hidden cellar.

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

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

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

9. Give an example from Chapters 21-25 that shows the father's mistrust.

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

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