The Road Questions and Answers

Question 1

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Are the cannibals "good" or "evil"? why

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Asked by caanaadaa c #361000

Last updated by shawna d #361165 on 3/12/2014 5:01 PM

Question 2

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In the road what are some intangible and tangible items the son and dad bring with them in their cart? How will each item help them ontheir journey or hurt them on their journey?

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Asked by kayla n #261255

Last updated by kayla n #261255 on 1/14/2014 8:32 PM

Question 3

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Can the boy in "The Road" read? Give examples of how we know.

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Asked by brandi s #348030

Last updated by Aslan on 12/1/2013 5:49 PM

Question 4

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What is the significance of the road in "The Road". Why is it such an important aspect of this novel?

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Asked by albert s #326619

Last updated by mitchell b #332256 on 7/30/2013 7:27 PM

Question 5

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How does the book differ from the movie?

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Asked by kimberley g #192413

Last updated by natasha t #259457 on 7/22/2012 10:09 PM

Question 6

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What is Cormac suggesting when the boy begs his father to be merciful to the strangers the meet.

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Asked by linda b #249579

Last updated by Aslan on 6/4/2012 9:36 PM

Question 7

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How does the mother kill herself in the book and in the movie?

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Asked by kayla w #252343

Last updated by Aslan on 5/22/2012 2:24 PM

Question 8

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What is the point of view of The Road

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Asked by aaron h #242107

Last updated by Aslan on 4/8/2012 11:05 PM

Question 9

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What do you think the coast represents (phisically and literally)? & why?

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Asked by rainey s #214115

Last updated by rainey s #214115 on 11/17/2011 8:05 PM

Question 10

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What are the key moments that help push the father to keep striving in the book "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

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Asked by rainey s #214115

Last updated by rainey s #214115 on 11/17/2011 7:46 PM

Question 11

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in the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, why does the son apologize for what he said about the dead in the road?

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Asked by karina s #199403

Last updated by Aslan on 11/1/2011 9:38 PM

Question 12

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What did the father and son expect to find when they got to the East Coast? Did they find it?

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Asked by lauren p #209511

Last updated by Aslan on 10/29/2011 2:50 PM

Question 13

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Asked by ellie w #119549

Last updated by kimberley g #192413 on 7/19/2011 8:31 PM

Question 14

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The Road, Part 4

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Asked by Benjamin M #766398

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:26 AM

Question 15

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Memory is mentioned several times on page 131. What is the significance of this passage

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Asked by moony a #788914

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:22 AM

Question 16

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What is suggested by the closeness of the encounter with the cannibals and finding apples. Consider narrative structure, allegory, and/or theme in your answer

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Asked by moony a #788914

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:18 AM

Question 17

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Asked by Anna a #580056

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:16 AM

Question 18

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Suggest reasons for the physical appearance of the armed group of men and women. What is the purpose of the red scarves?

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Asked by Hannah L #994734

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:13 AM

Question 19

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Please, what is the mood of the play The Road by Soyinka?

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Asked by Margaret D #1132004

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:09 AM

Question 20

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What's the tempo in the writing of the play, The Road by Soyinka?

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Asked by Margaret D #1132004

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:07 AM

Question 21

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List 4 things about the wood, houses of environment in The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

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Asked by Selma M #703653

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 11:02 AM

Question 22

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Quote proving that the boy realizes that he has to take care of himself?

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Asked by Brooke W #1314963

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/31/2023 10:52 AM

Question 23

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Quote an example of apocalyptic setting in ch 1?

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Asked by John B #1255832

Last updated by Aslan on 6/27/2023 9:53 PM

Question 24

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Section 14 pages 168-180 q 9

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Asked by Celeste A #435397

Last updated by Greg B #689631 on 5/18/2023 7:05 PM

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