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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 exploring the city, Ish meets a drunkard. What is the man's name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Barlow.
(c) Ben.
(d) Asher.

2. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?
(a) A flood.
(b) A landslide.
(c) A fire.
(d) An earthquake.

3. While driving home from Black Creek, what does Ish see on the side of the road?
(a) A blinking road sign.
(b) A burning building.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Two children, walking alone.

4. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Flour.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Salt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ish and Em's second child?

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

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

4. At the beginning of the book, why doesn't Ish know about the virus?

5. Why does Em move to Ish's house?

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