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Who wrote The Road?
Cormac McCarthy
Where does the book take place?
Post Apocalypse America
What do the man and boy use to carry their belongings?
A grocery cart
In what point of view is the book?
Third Person POV
How many main characters are in the book?
2 main characters
How does the son feel about his mother?
He misses her
What are the 2 most important items for the father?
Food and shoes
How does the man get hurt towards the end of the book?
He is shot with an arrow in his leg
What phrase does the man use to tell the boy that they are the good guys?
Carrying the fire
Why is the boy crying after they leave the thief?
He wants to help him
What do they find in the abandoned shopping center?
A Coca Cola can
What kind of food do the man and boy not eat?
Homemade canned food
Why are the characters moving south?
Because they wouldn't survive another winter
What is the boy's name?
His name is never mentioned
What fresh food do they find by the river?
Mushrooms
What does the boy see and run after when visiting the man's childhood home?
Another boy
Why does the man not want them to get wet from the rain?
They could die because they don't have much warmth
Explain the quote "on the snow a fine mist of blood"
The man has been coughing up blood
What does the boy ask the stranger at the end of the book?
1) is he carrying the fire
2) does he have any kids
How do they treat the man who was struck by lightning and burned?
They don't do anything to help him
Why is the boy afraid to go into the man's childhood home?
He thinks someone might be in there to hurt them.
Why do they go back to the service station?
To see if there is oil/gasoline
Why does the man not want to help Ely (the old man) on the road?
He thinks Ely might be a decoy for bad people
How do they track the thief from the beach?
Look for sand in the ash on the road
Why does the man want to leave the bunker with all the food and supplies?
He thinks others will come and find them