The Road

The scene where the father is washing his son’s hair is compared to a(n)

• Time spent with the mother

• nightmare

• anointing

• bath

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

During the rainstorm on the beach, the father finds the campsite how?

• smoke from the fire

• footprints

• the son sees the tarp

• sounds of rain on the tarp

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Walking through the town, what is the father shot with?

• a gun

• an arrow

• a flare gun

• a needle

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What did the father find walking through the field?

• a map

• an arrowhead

• a can of tuna

• your mom

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Where are the protagonists going, and why?

• South, to find the father's family

• West, to get out of the cold

• South, to get out of the cold

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the man think about dreams?

• Pleasant dreams make it harder for him to want to wake up and keep living.

• Bad dreams make it harder for him to wake up and keep living.

• They don't mean anything, they're just dreams.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When they meet the burned man, what do we learn about their characters?

• The boy doesn’t want to help him, but the father wants to try.

• The father doesn’t want to help him, but the boy wants to try.

• Neither of them notice the man at first, nearly running him over with their cart - they are incredibly wrapped up in themselves.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

On the night of the disaster, what was the man’s first action after discovering the power was out?

• Gathered as much food as possible from a store.

• He gathered up all of his camping equipment and with his wife, left their home.

• He immediately filled his bathtub, though his wife was confused by this and thought he was going to take a bath.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did his wife feel about their situation?

• There is no point in trying to survive; eventually, they will be caught by a gang and terrible things will happen to them

• They have to do whatever it takes to make sure their son survives

• She decided to go with a new man who could provide more food and security for her

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“A single round in the revolver. You will not face the truth.” What is meant by this?

• A single bullet can only kill one person and so they both cannot commit suicide if needed.

• Less protection against bad guys.

• He thought they had more bullets than they actually do.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3