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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. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?
(a) Flies.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Bees.
(d) Ants.

2. In the beginning, how does Ish go about finding other people?
(a) Puts up a flag.
(b) Shoots a pistol in the air.
(c) Waits at a grocery store.
(d) Honks his car horn.

3. 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.

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

5. 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 was a boy scout.
(d) He is physically stronger than most people.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?

3. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?

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

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

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