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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?
(a) Empties the jewelry cabinet.
(b) Makes himself breakfast.
(c) Listens to a voice on the radio.
(d) Stays for several nights.

2. Out of all the people Ish finds at first, which of these is the most friendly?
(a) The little girl.
(b) The former lawyer.
(c) The couple.
(d) The hermit.

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?
(a) A man with a rifle.
(b) Massive wildfires.
(c) A broken bridge.
(d) A flooded road.

4. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?
(a) A flood.
(b) A fire.
(c) A landslide.
(d) An earthquake.

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. What event affects the house of Ish's neighbor that Ish refuses to fix?

2. During the Quick Years, the community tries to start a church. From what "church" does Maurine think Ish gets his ideas?

3. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?

4. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?

5. When Ish heads to the east coast, what does he attach to the back of his car?

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