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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. 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 dirty calendar.
(c) A surveyor's transit.
(d) A chronograph.

2. When Ish decides to take a cross-country trip, what is the reason he decides to go?
(a) To find his parents.
(b) To find a friend he hopes survived.
(c) To find other survivors.
(d) To find a safer place to live.

3. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?
(a) Fight.
(b) Read.
(c) Draw.
(d) Run.

4. What does Ish find when he arrives home after his trip to the east coast?
(a) Someone has been in his home.
(b) His note is untouched.
(c) His parents left him a note.
(d) His door is broken.

5. During the Quick Years, one of Ish and Em's earliest children dies. What do the adults think is the cause?
(a) He caught pneumonia.
(b) He hurt his head in a fall.
(c) He ate rat poison.
(d) He was born with a weak heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?

2. How does Ish find Em?

3. What does Em say Ish can do to help her with childbirth?

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

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

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