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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?
(a) Empties the jewelry cabinet.
(b) Stays for several nights.
(c) Makes himself breakfast.
(d) Listens to a voice on the radio.

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

4. 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 has always preferred to do things alone.
(c) He is physically stronger than most people.
(d) He went through survival training in Wyoming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Year Eleven, Molly is the first person to have this happen to her:

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

3. While exploring the city, Ish meets a drunkard. What is the man's name?

4. At the beginning of the book, why doesn't Ish know about the virus?

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

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