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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. When Ish decides to drive over the bridge, what sight prevents him from going to the other city?
(a) A pile of bodies.
(b) A massive fire.
(c) A fallen road sign.
(d) An empty car

2. What event occurs during the Year of Woodcarving that has a very
 negative effect on Ish?
(a) One of the children mysteriously disappears.
(b) The carpenter is crushed under an uneven house.
(c) His favorite building burns down.
(d) Princess dies.

3. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Bees.
(c) Flies.
(d) Ants.

4. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?
(a) Fight.
(b) Run.
(c) Draw.
(d) Read.

5. What do the older members of the community notice that 
they think "pushes back the darkness" a little?
(a) The sudden arrival of visitors.
(b) The number of years everyone has survived.
(c) The progress in building the village.
(d) The birth of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?

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

3. Out of all the people Ish finds at first, which of these is the most friendly?

4. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?

5. When Ish heads to the east coast, what does he attach to the back of his car?

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