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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Quick Years.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?
(a) To the library.
(b) Back to Em's old house.
(c) To an old pharmacy.
(d) To the hospital.

2. What does Em think of Princess?
(a) That she needs to stay somewhere else.
(b) She can't stand her.
(c) She wants to keep her for herself.
(d) That she is beautiful.

3. When Ish stays with the couple that he meets in the eastern city, he finds they will not leave. Why does Ish think they won't leave?
(a) They're trying to restart the government.
(b) They can find everything they need within walking distance.
(c) Their family is buried nearby.
(d) They are afraid of the outside world.

4. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?
(a) A flood.
(b) A fire.
(c) A landslide.
(d) An earthquake.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Em and Ish decide to keep Princess in the house during the infestation?

2. When Ish is alone in the cabin, what disturbs him?

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

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

5. While Ish is alone in his house and pondering civilization, what does he decide he will never be?

(see the answer key)

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