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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ish first find out about the virus?
(a) A crackling radio station.
(b) A thief.
(c) A newspaper headline.
(d) A handwritten note on a body.

2. While Ish is traveling to the east coast, he kills an animal, eating its liver afterward. What kind of animal does Ish kill?
(a) Goat.
(b) Calf.
(c) Dog.
(d) Llama.

3. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?
(a) A crazy man.
(b) A woman who asks to accompany him.
(c) A dog.
(d) An angry crowd.

4. How do Ish and Em decide to mark the years?
(a) By painting the pole of a streetsign outside their house.
(b) By keeping a diary.
(c) By marking the object Ish carries with him.
(d) By chiseling into a large rock.

5. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?
(a) The Koran.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) Arabian Nights.

6. What instrument does Ish play in the "Year We Sang"?
(a) A violin.
(b) An accordion.
(c) A harmonica.
(d) A clarinet.

7. During the Quick Years, the community tries to start a church. From what "church" does Maurine think Ish gets his ideas?
(a) The Methodist Church.
(b) The Skeptic Church.
(c) The Church of Christ.
(d) The Catholic Church.

8. What is the name of Ish and Em's second child?
(a) John.
(b) Mary.
(c) Josey.
(d) Robert.

9. What event occurs during the Year of Woodcarving that has a very
 negative effect on Ish?
(a) His favorite building burns down.
(b) Princess dies.
(c) One of the children mysteriously disappears.
(d) The carpenter is crushed under an uneven house.

10. What vegetable does Ish grow in his garden in Year Two of the Quick Years?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Zucchini.
(d) Rhubarb.

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

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

13. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) New York.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

14. What does Ish become obsessed with doing while the city is being overrun by a certain kind of animal?
(a) Calculating how many of this type of animal are in the city.
(b) Domesticating the animals.
(c) Killing as many of the animals as possible.
(d) Building defenses against the animals.

15. Why do Em and Ish decide to keep Princess in the house during the infestation?
(a) For protection.
(b) Because they have seen a strange man who won't speak with them.
(c) Because of something that Ish finds.
(d) Because they're afraid she will run away.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?

4. During Ish's trip to the east, he meets a small family in Arkansas. What are they doing?

5. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?

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