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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ish heads to the east coast, what does he attach to the back of his car?
(a) A boat.
(b) An American flag.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A motorcycle.

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

3. On his way back to town after his illness, what does Ish do when he reaches Johnson's?
(a) Talks to the attendant.
(b) Pumps gas and leaves payment.
(c) Looks in the window and leaves.
(d) Steals from the register.

4. At the beginning of the book, why doesn't Ish know about the virus?
(a) Ish is camping on the beach and fishing.
(b) Ish is driving outside the city with his radio off.
(c) Ish is in a coma.
(d) Ish is in the country doing research.

5. What does Em decide to call the First Year?
(a) Year of the drought.
(b) Year of the ox.
(c) Year of plenty.
(d) Year of the baby.

6. While exploring the city, Ish meets a drunkard. What is the man's name?
(a) Barlow.
(b) Ben.
(c) Asher.
(d) Robert.

7. When Ish stays with the couple that he meets in the eastern city, he finds they will not leave. Why does Ish think they won't leave?
(a) Their family is buried nearby.
(b) They're trying to restart the government.
(c) They can find everything they need within walking distance.
(d) They are afraid of the outside world.

8. Who rescued Evie when she was living alone?
(a) Ezra.
(b) Em.
(c) John.
(d) Ish.

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

10. Why does Ish think the books in the library are important?
(a) Reading and arithmetic will help the children survive the elements.
(b) They may need to burn them for fuel during winter.
(c) He wants to learn from the mistakes of history.
(d) People will use them to rebuild civilization.

11. In the beginning, how does Ish go about finding other people?
(a) Honks his car horn.
(b) Puts up a flag.
(c) Waits at a grocery store.
(d) Shoots a pistol in the air.

12. What does Em think of Princess?
(a) That she needs to stay somewhere else.
(b) That she is beautiful.
(c) She can't stand her.
(d) She wants to keep her for herself.

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

14. When pondering about mankind, Ish comes up with a definition for them. What definition does he use?
(a) The noise-producing animal.
(b) The world-killing animal.
(c) The diseased animal.
(d) The ravenous animal.

15. While Ish is alone in his house and pondering civilization, what does he decide he will never be?
(a) A murderer.
(b) A survivor.
(c) A god.
(d) A leader.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many children did Em have before the virus?

3. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?

4. 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?

5. Why is Ish worried about the couple he stays with in the eastern city?

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