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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. On his trip back to his hometown from the east coast, Ish has to drive a long way around something. What causes Ish to detour?
(a) A broken bridge.
(b) A flooded road.
(c) A man with a rifle.
(d) Massive wildfires.

2. How does Ish find Em?
(a) Following a map.
(b) Following a light.
(c) Following a handwritten sign on a post.
(d) Following her through the streets.

3. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?
(a) He chops the door off its hinges.
(b) He finds a door that was left ajar.
(c) He finds an open window.
(d) He breaks in through a window.

4. What does Ish notice is peculiar about one of the towns he visits on his drive home from Black Creek?
(a) An unfriendly, dirty man is yellilng at him.
(b) His car is making a strange noise.
(c) People are hiding in the courthouse.
(d) All the people are gone.

5. Out of all the people Ish finds at first, which of these is the most friendly?
(a) The hermit.
(b) The couple.
(c) The little girl.
(d) The former lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. While driving through the Mojave desert, why does Ish stop his car in the middle?

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

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

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