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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. How does Ish find Em?
(a) Following her through the streets.
(b) Following a handwritten sign on a post.
(c) Following a light.
(d) Following a map.

2. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?
(a) Salt.
(b) Flour.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Fruit.

3. Why does Em move to Ish's house?
(a) He lives in a safer area of the city.
(b) Her house is too small for all of them.
(c) He doesn't want to move his books.
(d) He has a greater supply of food.

4. Toward the end of the book, what question does Ish ask Jack that seems strange to the young man?
(a) "Where is Ezra?"
(b) "Do you remember Em?"
(c) "Are you happy?"
(d) "What time is it?"

5. When Ish decides to drive over the bridge, what sight prevents him from going to the other city?
(a) A massive fire.
(b) A pile of bodies.
(c) A fallen road sign.
(d) An empty car

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ish is older, he opens his eyes one day and notices someone standing before him. Who is standing there?

2. 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?

3. Why does Ish think the books in the library are important?

4. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?

5. While exploring the city, Ish finds a body hanging from a telephone pole. What does the sign say that is attached to the body?

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