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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While driving home from Black Creek, what does Ish see on the side of the road?
(a) A burning building.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A blinking road sign.
(d) Two children, walking alone.

2. 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) Princess disappears.
(c) Ish loses his watch.
(d) The car won't start.

3. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A horse.
(d) A goat.

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

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

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

7. During Ish's trip to the east, he meets a small family in Arkansas. What are they doing?
(a) Building a house.
(b) Traveling toward the coast.
(c) Raising animals and crops.
(d) Trying to start a car.

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

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

10. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?
(a) Flies.
(b) Bees.
(c) Ants.
(d) Mosquitoes.

11. 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) An empty car
(d) A fallen road sign.

12. What does Ish start carrying with him for protection after meeting a pack of dogs in his hometown?
(a) A baseball bat.
(b) A hand-held radio.
(c) A loud bullhorn.
(d) A firearm.

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 couple.
(d) The little girl.

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

15. 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 has always preferred to do things alone.
(b) He is physically stronger than most people.
(c) He was a boy scout.
(d) He went through survival training in Wyoming.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted 
they name Year Ten after it?

4. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?

5. In Year Nine, (The Year of the Deaths) what causes almost everyone to
 become ill?

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