View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of animal begins to invade the city after Ish and Em find one another?
(a) Rats.
(b) Feral cats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Wild dogs.

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

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

4. At the end of Chapter Two, Ish makes a list of the reasons he will survive better than many of the people he meets. Why does Ish believe he is better prepared to survive?
(a) He has always preferred to do things alone.
(b) He went through survival training in Wyoming.
(c) He is physically stronger than most people.
(d) He was a boy scout.

5. When Ish decides to drive over the bridge, what sight prevents him from going to the other city?
(a) A massive fire.
(b) A pile of bodies.
(c) A fallen road sign.
(d) An empty car

Short Answer Questions

1. In Year Nine, (The Year of the Deaths) what causes almost everyone to
 become ill?

2. During Ish's trip to the east, he meets a small family in Arkansas. What are they doing?

3. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?

4. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted 
they name Year Ten after it?

5. How many children did Em have before the virus?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 302 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample