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

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 chops the door off its hinges.
(c) He breaks in through a window.
(d) He finds a door that was left ajar.

3. After Ish meets the family in Arkansas, the author talks about the fall of mankind. Who does the writer say will truly be saddened by the death of man?
(a) Livestock.
(b) Any remaining people.
(c) Lice.
(d) Housepets.

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

5. 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 are afraid of the outside world.
(b) Their family is buried nearby.
(c) They're trying to restart the government.
(d) They can find everything they need within walking distance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?

2. While exploring the city, Ish meets a drunkard. What is the man's name?

3. After Ish finds out Em is pregnant, what does he use to determine the end of the year?

4. What does Em think of Princess?

5. What instrument does Ish play in the "Year We Sang"?

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