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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. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?
(a) A cow.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A goat.
(d) A horse.

2. In Year Five, the people create a "national pastime" out of avoiding 
what type of animal?
(a) Bulls.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Hyenas.
(d) Lions.

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

4. What type of animal begins to invade the city after Ish and Em find one another?
(a) Feral cats.
(b) Wild dogs.
(c) Rats.
(d) Birds.

5. Out of all the people Ish finds at first, which of these is the most friendly?
(a) The former lawyer.
(b) The hermit.
(c) The couple.
(d) The little girl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While driving back home after his cross-country trip, what animals does Ish notice have disappeared?

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

4. What animal do the children see for the first time in Year Nineteen?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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