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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?
(a) A dog.
(b) An angry crowd.
(c) A crazy man.
(d) A woman who asks to accompany him.

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

3. Why does Em move to Ish's house?
(a) He lives in a safer area of the city.
(b) He doesn't want to move his books.
(c) Her house is too small for all of them.
(d) He has a greater supply of food.

4. When pondering about mankind, Ish comes up with a definition for them. What definition does he use?
(a) The noise-producing animal.
(b) The world-killing animal.
(c) The diseased animal.
(d) The ravenous animal.

5. While Ish is traveling to the east coast, he kills an animal, eating its liver afterward. What kind of animal does Ish kill?
(a) Dog.
(b) Calf.
(c) Llama.
(d) Goat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ish is alone in the cabin, what disturbs him?

3. On his trip back to his hometown from the east coast, Ish has to drive a long way around something. What causes Ish to detour?

4. How many children did Em have before the virus?

5. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?

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