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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Year Sixteen, what do Mary and Ralph decide to do?
(a) Go look for other people.
(b) Run away from home.
(c) Start a new village.
(d) Get married.

2. While Ish is alone in his house and pondering civilization, what does he decide he will never be?
(a) A survivor.
(b) A god.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A leader.

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

5. In Year Eleven, Molly is the first person to have this happen to her:
(a) Has several gray hairs.
(b) Goes through menopause.
(c) Has a child die at birth.
(d) Has a tooth removed.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Em decide to call the First Year?

3. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?

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

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

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