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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 6 - 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Any remaining people.
(b) Livestock.
(c) Lice.
(d) Housepets.

3. What does Ish find when he arrives home after his trip to the east coast?
(a) His parents left him a note.
(b) His note is untouched.
(c) His door is broken.
(d) Someone has been in his home.

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

5. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?
(a) Arabian Nights.
(b) The Koran.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) The Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On his way back to town after his illness, what does Ish do when he reaches Johnson's?

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

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

5. At one point, Ish considers suicide, but there is one particular reason he decides not to kill himself. What gives Ish the will to live?

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