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

2. While Ish is traveling to the east coast, he kills an animal, eating its liver afterward. What kind of animal does Ish kill?
(a) Dog.
(b) Goat.
(c) Llama.
(d) Calf.

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

4. When pondering about mankind, Ish comes up with a definition for them. What definition does he use?
(a) The diseased animal.
(b) The ravenous animal.
(c) The noise-producing animal.
(d) The world-killing animal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Ish and Em decide to mark the years?

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?

(see the answer key)

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