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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. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?
(a) New York.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

2. After Ish meets the family in Arkansas, the author talks about the fall of mankind. Who does the writer say will truly be saddened by the death of man?
(a) Housepets.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Lice.
(d) Any remaining people.

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

4. What does Em think of Princess?
(a) She can't stand her.
(b) That she is beautiful.
(c) She wants to keep her for herself.
(d) That she needs to stay somewhere else.

5. At the beginning of the book, why doesn't Ish know about the virus?
(a) Ish is driving outside the city with his radio off.
(b) Ish is in a coma.
(c) Ish is camping on the beach and fishing.
(d) Ish is in the country doing research.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ish find when he arrives home after his trip to the east coast?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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