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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Em have before the virus?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. At the end of Chapter Two, Ish makes a list of the reasons he will survive better than many of the people he meets. Why does Ish believe he is better prepared to survive?
(a) He was a boy scout.
(b) He went through survival training in Wyoming.
(c) He is physically stronger than most people.
(d) He has always preferred to do things alone.

3. What does Em say Ish can do to help her with childbirth?
(a) Stay away.
(b) Provide hot water and clean sheets.
(c) Read books about it.
(d) Find medicine.

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

5. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To the library.
(c) To an old pharmacy.
(d) Back to Em's old house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vegetable does Ish grow in his garden in Year Two of the Quick Years?

2. What do the older members of the community notice that 
they think "pushes back the darkness" a little?

3. While driving home from Black Creek, what does Ish see on the side of the road?

4. What type of animal begins to invade the city after Ish and Em find one another?

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

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