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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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're trying to restart the government.
(b) Their family is buried nearby.
(c) They are afraid of the outside world.
(d) They can find everything they need within walking distance.

2. While cruising through town, what does Ish see on the flashing neon sign that he equates to the progress and downfall of civilization?
(a) The temperature.
(b) A line of stars.
(c) A galloping horse.
(d) A flashing hand of cards.

3. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?
(a) Buries him.
(b) Leaves him where he finds him.
(c) Dumps him with the other bodies.
(d) Wraps him in a blanket.

4. What does Em decide to call the First Year?
(a) Year of the ox.
(b) Year of plenty.
(c) Year of the drought.
(d) Year of the baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Em and Ish decide to keep Princess in the house during the infestation?

2. How does Ish first find out about the virus?

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?

4. What instrument does Ish play in the "Year We Sang"?

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

(see the answer key)

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