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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. Why does Ish worry about being with Em at first?
(a) She doesn't seem to like him, she just wants a companion.
(b) She is older than he is.
(c) She seems to have mental problems.
(d) She might have a hidden sickness.

2. 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) An unfriendly, dirty man is yellilng at him.
(c) All the people are gone.
(d) His car is making a strange noise.

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

4. After Ish and Em come together, something happens that makes Ish panic, but Em turns it into a game. What happens?
(a) Em trips and hurts herself.
(b) The car won't start.
(c) Princess disappears.
(d) Ish loses his watch.

5. On his trip back to his hometown from the east coast, Ish has to drive a long way around something. What causes Ish to detour?
(a) A man with a rifle.
(b) A broken bridge.
(c) Massive wildfires.
(d) A flooded road.

Short Answer Questions

1. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?

2. When Ish arrives in a certain city in the east, ending his trip to that side of the country, what impresses him the most about the city?

3. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?

4. What does Em decide to call the First Year?

5. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?

(see the answer key)

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