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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 36-40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The father sees a house and decides to explore it while his son sleeps -- what does he leave beside the boy?
(a) A plate of food.
(b) A jug of water.
(c) A warm fire.
(d) A pistol.

2. What does the father notice that makes him question whether he is a good father?
(a) How sad his son is getting.
(b) How sick his son is getting.
(c) How tired his son is getting.
(d) How thin his son is getting.

3. What does the father do to the son after they come upon the thing in the doorway?
(a) Reassures the son.
(b) Pushes the son out of the way.
(c) Yells at the son to look away.
(d) Yells at the son to run.

4. What does the father say when he and his son enter the hidden cellar?
(a) "Oh my god."
(b) "This is the work of the devil."
(c) "Thank the lord."
(d) "Heaven help us."

5. What does the father tell the son has happened to the man who collapses in the road?
(a) The man has severe frostbite.
(b) The man has been struck by lightning.
(c) The man is starving to death.
(d) The man has been beaten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before leaving the house and barn, the father and son collect more _______ before they head back on the road.

3. What happens to the son when the man reaches their hiding spot?

4. How does the weather change once the father and son leave the house and barn and are back on the road?

5. What does the father claim about his memory from his childhood?

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