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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. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?
(a) To the library.
(b) To the hospital.
(c) Back to Em's old house.
(d) To an old pharmacy.

2. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?
(a) A horse.
(b) A cow.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A goat.

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) Killing as many of the animals as possible.
(c) Domesticating the animals.
(d) Building defenses against the animals.

4. How do Ish and Em decide to mark the years?
(a) By marking the object Ish carries with him.
(b) By chiseling into a large rock.
(c) By painting the pole of a streetsign outside their house.
(d) By keeping a diary.

5. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?
(a) He finds an open window.
(b) He finds a door that was left ajar.
(c) He breaks in through a window.
(d) He chops the door off its hinges.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Em and Ish decide to keep Princess in the house during the infestation?

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

3. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?

4. What does Em think of Princess?

5. What does Em say Ish can do to help her with childbirth?

(see the answer key)

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