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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 pondering about mankind, Ish comes up with a definition for them. What definition does he use?
(a) The diseased animal.
(b) The ravenous animal.
(c) The world-killing animal.
(d) The noise-producing animal.

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

3. At the beginning of the book, why doesn't Ish know about the virus?
(a) Ish is driving outside the city with his radio off.
(b) Ish is in a coma.
(c) Ish is in the country doing research.
(d) Ish is camping on the beach and fishing.

4. What do the older members of the community notice that 
they think "pushes back the darkness" a little?
(a) The progress in building the village.
(b) The sudden arrival of visitors.
(c) The number of years everyone has survived.
(d) The birth of children.

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 chops the door off its hinges.
(c) He finds an open window.
(d) He finds a door that was left ajar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ish start carrying with him for protection after meeting a pack of dogs in his hometown?

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 event affects the house of Ish's neighbor that Ish refuses to fix?

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

5. During the Quick Years, one of Ish and Em's earliest children dies. What do the adults think is the cause?

(see the answer key)

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