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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. While driving back home after his cross-country trip, what animals does Ish notice have disappeared?
(a) Cats and dogs.
(b) Snakes and other reptiles.
(c) Chickens and ducks.
(d) Deer and elk.

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

3. When Ish is alone in the cabin, what disturbs him?
(a) Wild dogs fighting outside at night.
(b) A strong wind rocking the house.
(c) An explosion in the valley.
(d) Two men coming inside.

4. Who rescued Evie when she was living alone?
(a) Ish.
(b) Ezra.
(c) John.
(d) Em.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ish stays with the couple that he meets in the eastern city, he finds they will not leave. Why does Ish think they won't leave?

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

3. When Ish arrives in a certain city in the east, ending his trip to that side of the country, what impresses him the most about the city?

4. During the Quick Years, the community tries to start a church. From what "church" does Maurine think Ish gets his ideas?

5. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?

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