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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. While driving through the Mojave desert, why does Ish stop his car in the middle?
(a) He feels ill.
(b) The car overheats.
(c) His friend wants out.
(d) He becomes lost.

2. How do Ish and Em decide to mark the years?
(a) By marking the object Ish carries with him.
(b) By keeping a diary.
(c) By chiseling into a large rock.
(d) By painting the pole of a streetsign outside their house.

3. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?
(a) Stays for several nights.
(b) Makes himself breakfast.
(c) Empties the jewelry cabinet.
(d) Listens to a voice on the radio.

4. While driving back home after his cross-country trip, what animals does Ish notice have disappeared?
(a) Chickens and ducks.
(b) Cats and dogs.
(c) Deer and elk.
(d) Snakes and other reptiles.

5. What does Ish notice is peculiar about one of the towns he visits on his drive home from Black Creek?
(a) His car is making a strange noise.
(b) People are hiding in the courthouse.
(c) All the people are gone.
(d) An unfriendly, dirty man is yellilng at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ish decides to drive over the bridge, what sight prevents him from going to the other city?

2. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?

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

4. In Year Nine, (The Year of the Deaths) what causes almost everyone to
 become ill?

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?

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