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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?
(a) An angry crowd.
(b) A woman who asks to accompany him.
(c) A dog.
(d) A crazy man.

2. In Year Five, the people create a "national pastime" out of avoiding 
what type of animal?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Lions.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Hyenas.

3. At the end of Chapter Two, Ish makes a list of the reasons he will survive better than many of the people he meets. Why does Ish believe he is better prepared to survive?
(a) He has always preferred to do things alone.
(b) He was a boy scout.
(c) He is physically stronger than most people.
(d) He went through survival training in Wyoming.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the older members of the community notice that 
they think "pushes back the darkness" a little?

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

3. What does Em decide to call the First Year?

4. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?

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

(see the answer key)

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