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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ish decides to take a cross-country trip, what is the reason he decides to go?
(a) To find other survivors.
(b) To find his parents.
(c) To find a safer place to live.
(d) To find a friend he hopes survived.

2. What does Ish start carrying with him for protection after meeting a pack of dogs in his hometown?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A hand-held radio.
(c) A loud bullhorn.
(d) A firearm.

3. What event occurs during the Year of Woodcarving that has a very
 negative effect on Ish?
(a) The carpenter is crushed under an uneven house.
(b) Princess dies.
(c) One of the children mysteriously disappears.
(d) His favorite building burns down.

4. What animal do the children see for the first time in Year Nineteen?
(a) An elk.
(b) A mountain lion.
(c) A deer.
(d) A fox.

5. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?
(a) Read.
(b) Fight.
(c) Run.
(d) Draw.

Short Answer Questions

1. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?

2. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?

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

4. How does Ish find Em?

5. What is the name of Ish and Em's second child?

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