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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) To shoot the father if the people find them.
(b) To hide the gun if the people find them.
(c) To defend himself if the people find them.
(d) To kill himself if the people find them.

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

3. While on the beach, why does the father need to warm the son up with a fire and food?
(a) The son is freezing after swimming in the ocean.
(b) The son is freezing after being in a downpour of rain.
(c) The son is freezing after falling in the ocean while looking for shells.
(d) The son is freezing after going for a run.

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

5. How does the father get the men that approach them on the road to leave?
(a) He begs with them to spare his son's life.
(b) He beats the men up.
(c) He asks them nicely to please leave.
(d) He pulls out his gun.

6. What does the father find in the nice house that he thinks could be poison?
(a) Apples.
(b) Freeze-dried food.
(c) Tins of food.
(d) Water.

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

8. How does the weather change once the father and son leave the house and barn and are back on the road?
(a) It begins snowing.
(b) It begins hailing.
(c) It begins raining.
(d) The wind picks up.

9. After spying on the people walking by, further down the road the father and son see a fire and smell food -- what do the they find cooking on the fire?
(a) An infant.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A snake.
(d) A rat.

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

11. 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 he does not trust him.
(b) He tells the father where to meet him in a few days.
(c) He tells the father thanks for his kindness.
(d) He tells the father that he knows he will die soon.

12. How does the son feel about entering the nice house?
(a) Excited.
(b) Angry.
(c) Worried.
(d) Depressed.

13. Why does the father not want to stay in the hidden cellar?
(a) He wants to get back on the road and continue their journey.
(b) He is angry that the son likes the cellar so much.
(c) He is too bored sitting around in the hidden cellar.
(d) He thinks it would be dangerous.

14. What is unusual about the door to the house in Chapter 36?
(a) The door is missing on the house.
(b) It is barred shut with deadbolts.
(c) It is hanging off the hinges.
(d) It is propped open.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the son feel about the beach?

2. How far away are the father and son from where the father thought they actually were?

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

4. After leaving their camp, what does the father spy some boys burning?

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

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