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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ish decides to take a cross-country trip, what is the reason he decides to go?
(a) To find a safer place to live.
(b) To find a friend he hopes survived.
(c) To find his parents.
(d) To find other survivors.

2. When Ish arrives in a certain city in the east, ending his trip to that side of the country, what impresses him the most about the city?
(a) Destruction.
(b) Size of the city.
(c) Filth.
(d) Quiet.

3. At one point, Ish considers suicide, but there is one particular reason he decides not to kill himself. What gives Ish the will to live?
(a) The books he reads.
(b) The fear of death.
(c) Curiosity about his parents.
(d) Being an observer.

4. After Ish meets the family in Arkansas, the author talks about the fall of mankind. Who does the writer say will truly be saddened by the death of man?
(a) Lice.
(b) Housepets.
(c) Any remaining people.
(d) Livestock.

5. When Ish stays with the couple that he meets in the eastern city, he finds they will not leave. Why does Ish think they won't leave?
(a) They are afraid of the outside world.
(b) Their family is buried nearby.
(c) They're trying to restart the government.
(d) They can find everything they need within walking distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. While driving through the Mojave desert, why does Ish stop his car in the middle?

2. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?

3. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?

4. At the end of Chapter Two, Ish makes a list of the reasons he will survive better than many of the people he meets. Why does Ish believe he is better prepared to survive?

5. When pondering about mankind, Ish comes up with a definition for them. What definition does he use?

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