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

2. When Ish is alone in the cabin, what disturbs him?
(a) An explosion in the valley.
(b) A strong wind rocking the house.
(c) Wild dogs fighting outside at night.
(d) Two men coming inside.

3. While Ish is traveling to the east coast, he kills an animal, eating its liver afterward. What kind of animal does Ish kill?
(a) Dog.
(b) Llama.
(c) Calf.
(d) Goat.

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

5. Why does Ish think the books in the library are important?
(a) People will use them to rebuild civilization.
(b) Reading and arithmetic will help the children survive the elements.
(c) They may need to burn them for fuel during winter.
(d) He wants to learn from the mistakes of history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who rescued Evie when she was living alone?

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

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

5. What event occurs during the Year of Woodcarving that has a very
 negative effect on Ish?

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