Questions of The Road

Questions:

Pages 1-31
Why does the father dream of a "dead-eyed" creature? Andy what is the "dead-eyed" creature?
What do the two of them have in their shopping cart? And why do they have those belongings?
When did the apocalypse happen? And what happened?

Pages 31-53
Why is it worth making it to the south still?
What does the father mean by "our roads" on page 42?

Pages 53-73
Why is the man's belt so important?
Could the father have protected himself and his son without using one of their bullets?

Pages 73-93
Is there a chance that the father, or boy, doesn't think that they're "good guys?"
Why is this the first time a dog is in the book?