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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) A line of stars.
(b) A flashing hand of cards.
(c) A galloping horse.
(d) The temperature.

3. How does Ish find Em?
(a) Following her through the streets.
(b) Following a map.
(c) Following a handwritten sign on a post.
(d) Following a light.

4. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?
(a) Flies.
(b) Bees.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Ants.

5. In Year Sixteen, what do Mary and Ralph decide to do?
(a) Go look for other people.
(b) Get married.
(c) Start a new village.
(d) Run away from home.

6. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?
(a) Arabian Nights.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) The Koran.

7. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

8. During the Quick Years, the community tries to start a church. From what "church" does Maurine think Ish gets his ideas?
(a) The Methodist Church.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The Skeptic Church.
(d) The Church of Christ.

9. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?
(a) Run.
(b) Draw.
(c) Fight.
(d) Read.

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

11. What animal do the children see for the first time in Year Nineteen?
(a) An elk.
(b) A deer.
(c) A fox.
(d) A mountain lion.

12. While driving home from Black Creek, what does Ish see on the side of the road?
(a) Two children, walking alone.
(b) A burning building.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A blinking road sign.

13. After Ish finds out Em is pregnant, what does he use to determine the end of the year?
(a) A chronograph.
(b) A dirty calendar.
(c) A compass and a watch.
(d) A surveyor's transit.

14. What type of animal begins to invade the city after Ish and Em find one another?
(a) Rats.
(b) Feral cats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Wild dogs.

15. While exploring the city, Ish meets a drunkard. What is the man's name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Ben.
(c) Barlow.
(d) Asher.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?

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

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

5. Why does Em move to Ish's house?

(see the answer keys)

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