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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?
(a) Ants.
(b) Bees.
(c) Flies.
(d) Mosquitoes.

2. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?
(a) A flood.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A fire.
(d) A landslide.

3. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A horse.
(c) A goat.
(d) A cow.

4. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted 
they name Year Ten after it?
(a) Kite-flying.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Racing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter Two, Ish makes a list of the reasons he will survive better than many of the people he meets. Why does Ish believe he is better prepared to survive?

3. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?

4. While driving back home after his cross-country trip, what animals does Ish notice have disappeared?

5. During Ish's trip to the east, he meets a small family in Arkansas. What are they doing?

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