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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Em say Ish can do to help her with childbirth?
(a) Find medicine.
(b) Read books about it.
(c) Stay away.
(d) Provide hot water and clean sheets.

2. What does Em think of Princess?
(a) She wants to keep her for herself.
(b) She can't stand her.
(c) That she is beautiful.
(d) That she needs to stay somewhere else.

3. What event affects the house of Ish's neighbor that Ish refuses to fix?
(a) A severe storm.
(b) An electrical fire.
(c) A clogged drain.
(d) Ish wrecking his car.

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

5. Why do Em and Ish decide to keep Princess in the house during the infestation?
(a) Because of something that Ish finds.
(b) Because they're afraid she will run away.
(c) Because they have seen a strange man who won't speak with them.
(d) For protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Em demonstrate to Ish that children are necessary?

2. What does Ish become obsessed with doing while the city is being overrun by a certain kind of animal?

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

4. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?

5. After Ish finds out Em is pregnant, what does he use to determine the end of the year?

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