The Road (Easy)
What direction are the father and son traveling?
South
What does the boy see across the road that makes him run after it?
A little boy
"Do you remember them?... Yes. I remember them... What happened to them? ...They died."
The boy is asking his father about his friends from before the disaster
"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." -Muhammad Ali
Simile
How many minutes can the average person survive without air?
3 minutes
What weapon does the father carry for protection?
Pistol/gun
What does the roadrat (bandit) have tattooed on his neck?
A bird
"He dove and grabbed the boy ... holding him against his chest with the knife at his throat."
The roadrat realizes the father is serious about killing him, he grabs the boy as a human shield. The father immediately shoots him in the head.
"How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?" - Bob Dylan
Rhetorical Question
Which insect is considered one of the most nutritious survival foods?
Crickets
What toy does the boy carry with him?
A truck
What warning system do the cannibals use at the grand house?
A bell
"A few nights later ... the improbable appearance of the small crown of the head."
A flashback to where the mother is giving birth to the boy.
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people" - Abraham Lincoln
Repetition OR Parallelism
The morse code signal "S.O.S." has come to be known as...
"Save Our Souls" OR "Save Our Ship"
What musical instrument does the father make for the boy?
A Flute
What do the father and son see displayed along the stone wall past the orchard?
Human heads
"Where did it come from?...I don't know ... We're not going to kill it, are we Papa?"
They hear a dog barking in the distance. The boy worries that his father might want to kill the dog.
"The only thing I know is that I know nothing" - Socrates
Paradox
What is called when your body temperature drops dangerously low?
Hypothermia
What do they find locked in the basement of the grand house?
Naked people; captives with missing limbs
What does the father find in the BARN that they eat?
Grain
"Take it, he whispered. Take it... You know how to do it. You put it in your mouth and point it up."
Hiding in the woods from the cannibals, the father is telling his terrified son how to use the pistol to kill himself if they're discovered.
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong
Antithesis
Which part of the body loses heat the fastest?
Head