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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ish first find out about the virus?
(a) A newspaper headline.
(b) A handwritten note on a body.
(c) A thief.
(d) A crackling radio station.

2. When Ish arrives in a certain city in the east, ending his trip to that side of the country, what impresses him the most about the city?
(a) Destruction.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Size of the city.
(d) Filth.

3. How does Ish find Em?
(a) Following a map.
(b) Following her through the streets.
(c) Following a handwritten sign on a post.
(d) Following a light.

4. 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) Their family is buried nearby.
(c) They are afraid of the outside world.
(d) They can find everything they need within walking distance.

5. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?
(a) He breaks in through a window.
(b) He finds an open window.
(c) He finds a door that was left ajar.
(d) He chops the door off its hinges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vegetable does Ish grow in his garden in Year Two of the Quick Years?

2. While driving through the Mojave desert, why does Ish stop his car in the middle?

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?

4. While driving home from Black Creek, what does Ish see on the side of the road?

5. What does Ish become obsessed with doing while the city is being overrun by a certain kind of animal?

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