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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Em demonstrate to Ish that children are necessary?
(a) She lights a match and blows it out.
(b) She shows him how hard it is to work the garden alone.
(c) She shows him old pictures of her family.
(d) She digs the roots out of a rose bush.

2. What does Ish become obsessed with doing while the city is being overrun by a certain kind of animal?
(a) Calculating how many of this type of animal are in the city.
(b) Domesticating the animals.
(c) Building defenses against the animals.
(d) Killing as many of the animals as possible.

3. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A goat.
(c) A cow.
(d) A horse.

4. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?
(a) To an old pharmacy.
(b) Back to Em's old house.
(c) To the library.
(d) To the hospital.

5. How does Ish find Em?
(a) Following a light.
(b) Following a handwritten sign on a post.
(c) Following her through the streets.
(d) Following a map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animal begins to invade the city after Ish and Em find one another?

2. What does Em say Ish can do to help her with childbirth?

3. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?

4. After Ish finds out Em is pregnant, what does he use to determine the end of the year?

5. After Ish and Em come together, something happens that makes Ish panic, but Em turns it into a game. What happens?

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