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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. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?
(a) Leaves him where he finds him.
(b) Wraps him in a blanket.
(c) Buries him.
(d) Dumps him with the other bodies.

2. After Ish finds out Em is pregnant, what does he use to determine the end of the year?
(a) A compass and a watch.
(b) A surveyor's transit.
(c) A dirty calendar.
(d) A chronograph.

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

4. At one point, Ish considers suicide, but there is one particular reason he decides not to kill himself. What gives Ish the will to live?
(a) Being an observer.
(b) Curiosity about his parents.
(c) The fear of death.
(d) The books he reads.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ish think the books in the library are important?

3. During the Quick Years, the community tries to start a church. From what "church" does Maurine think Ish gets his ideas?

4. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?

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

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