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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Year Nine, (The Year of the Deaths) what causes almost everyone to
 become ill?
(a) A rat infestation.
(b) Contaminated water.
(c) Rotten food.
(d) A visitor.

2. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?
(a) Salt.
(b) Flour.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Sugar.

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

4. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) New York.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?

2. What does Ish notice is peculiar about one of the towns he visits on his drive home from Black Creek?

3. How do Ish and Em decide to mark the years?

4. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?

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

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