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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?
(a) Leaves him where he finds him.
(b) Wraps him in a blanket.
(c) Dumps him with the other bodies.
(d) Buries him.

2. While driving through the Mojave desert, why does Ish stop his car in the middle?
(a) The car overheats.
(b) He feels ill.
(c) His friend wants out.
(d) He becomes lost.

3. While exploring the city, Ish finds a body hanging from a telephone pole. What does the sign say that is attached to the body?
(a) Murderer.
(b) Stay away.
(c) Beware of plague.
(d) Looter.

4. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?
(a) A goat.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A horse.
(d) A mountain lion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ish find when he arrives home after his trip to the east coast?

2. When Ish decides to drive over the bridge, what sight prevents him from going to the other city?

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. 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?

5. Why is Ish worried about the couple he stays with in the eastern city?

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