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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?
(a) Arabian Nights.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Koran.
(d) Huckleberry Finn.

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

3. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?
(a) A woman who asks to accompany him.
(b) An angry crowd.
(c) A dog.
(d) A crazy man.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?

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

4. After Ish and Em come together, something happens that makes Ish panic, but Em turns it into a game. What happens?

5. When Ish heads to the east coast, what does he attach to the back of his car?

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