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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. What do the father and son have to get through or it could mean their death?
(a) The plains.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The desert.
(d) The mountains.

2. After finding their destination, what does the father wish he had for their cart?
(a) Better wheels.
(b) A sled runner.
(c) An extra tarp.
(d) Better traction.

3. Along the road, what do the father and son encounter that makes them stop?
(a) A jackknifed truck.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A burned out bus.
(d) A herd of sheep.

4. What happens to the son when the man reaches their hiding spot?
(a) The man shoves the son out of the way.
(b) The man chases after the son.
(c) The man gives the son a drink of water.
(d) The man grabs the son and puts a knife to his throat.

5. Upon reaching the road, what does the father say about States?
(a) That they do not exist anymore.
(b) That they do still exist.
(c) That they are important.
(d) That they are slowly dwindling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the father and son discover in a doorway?

2. What does the father notice that makes him question whether he is a good father?

3. What does the father claim could happen to himself and his son if they get wet?

4. What is the first location that the father and son walk to in Chapter 1?

5. What does the father find at the supermarket that he gives to the son?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe a recurring theme throughout Chapters 16 through 20.

2. After traveling through the mountains, explain how the father knows he and his son have reached their destination.

3. Describe what the father makes for their feet in Chapter 20.

4. Recall examples from Chapters 1-5 that demonstrate how the father tries to protect the son, and how the son tries to protect the father.

5. Describe the father's belief in God.

6. Recall an example from the first few chapters of the novel that demonstrates the son's concern with mortality.

7. Explain what the father says about the States road.

8. Describe how food is constantly a struggle, comparing how the father and son manage their food.

9. Give an example from Chapter 11 where the father demonstrates his love for his son.

10. Describe how the author creates a sparse, bleak feeling at the beginning of the novel.

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