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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Quick Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who rescued Evie when she was living alone?
(a) Ish.
(b) Em.
(c) Ezra.
(d) John.

3. 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.

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

5. During the Quick Years, one of Ish and Em's earliest children dies. What do the adults think is the cause?
(a) He ate rat poison.
(b) He hurt his head in a fall.
(c) He caught pneumonia.
(d) He was born with a weak heart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?

3. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?

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

5. What animal do the children see for the first time in Year Nineteen?

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