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

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

3. 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 breaks in through a window.
(c) He chops the door off its hinges.
(d) He finds a door that was left ajar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Em have before the virus?

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

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

4. What does Em think of Princess?

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

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