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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. How does Em demonstrate to Ish that children are necessary?
(a) She shows him how hard it is to work the garden alone.
(b) She digs the roots out of a rose bush.
(c) She shows him old pictures of her family.
(d) She lights a match and blows it out.

2. What animal do the children see for the first time in Year Nineteen?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A fox.
(c) A deer.
(d) An elk.

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

4. What event affects the house of Ish's neighbor that Ish refuses to fix?
(a) A severe storm.
(b) Ish wrecking his car.
(c) A clogged drain.
(d) An electrical fire.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Year Sixteen, what do Mary and Ralph decide to do?

2. In the beginning, how does Ish go about finding other people?

3. What vegetable does Ish grow in his garden in Year Two of the Quick Years?

4. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?

5. What does Ish notice is peculiar about one of the towns he visits on his drive home from Black Creek?

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