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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They are afraid of the outside world.
(b) They're trying to restart the government.
(c) Their family is buried nearby.
(d) They can find everything they need within walking distance.

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

3. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?
(a) A fire.
(b) A landslide.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A flood.

4. How does Em demonstrate to Ish that children are necessary?
(a) She digs the roots out of a rose bush.
(b) She shows him old pictures of her family.
(c) She shows him how hard it is to work the garden alone.
(d) She lights a match and blows it out.

5. How many children did Em have before the virus?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

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

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

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

9. While exploring the city, Ish finds a body hanging from a telephone pole. What does the sign say that is attached to the body?
(a) Beware of plague.
(b) Looter.
(c) Stay away.
(d) Murderer.

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

11. 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 they're afraid she will run away.
(d) Because of something that Ish finds.

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

13. Why is Ish worried about the couple he stays with in the eastern city?
(a) There is a dangerous gang nearby.
(b) Their water supply is low.
(c) A harsh winter is coming.
(d) They don't know how to defend themselves.

14. What event affects the house of Ish's neighbor that Ish refuses to fix?
(a) A severe storm.
(b) A clogged drain.
(c) Ish wrecking his car.
(d) An electrical fire.

15. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?
(a) A goat.
(b) A horse.
(c) A cow.
(d) A sheep.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Em think of Princess?

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. In Year Five, the people create a "national pastime" out of avoiding 
what type of animal?

(see the answer keys)

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