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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his trip back to his hometown from the east coast, Ish has to drive a long way around something. What causes Ish to detour?
(a) A man with a rifle.
(b) Massive wildfires.
(c) A flooded road.
(d) A broken bridge.

2. In Year Five, the people create a "national pastime" out of avoiding 
what type of animal?
(a) Lions.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Bulls.
(d) Dogs.

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

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

5. When Ish arrives in a certain city in the east, ending his trip to that side of the country, what impresses him the most about the city?
(a) Destruction.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Filth.
(d) Size of the city.

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

7. 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) Building defenses against the animals.
(c) Domesticating the animals.
(d) Killing as many of the animals as possible.

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. When Ish is alone in the cabin, what disturbs him?
(a) Wild dogs fighting outside at night.
(b) A strong wind rocking the house.
(c) An explosion in the valley.
(d) Two men coming inside.

13. What animal do the children see for the first time in Year Nineteen?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A fox.
(c) A deer.
(d) An elk.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When Ish heads to the east coast, what does he attach to the back of his car?

4. On his way back to town after his illness, what does Ish do when he reaches Johnson's?

5. What vegetable does Ish grow in his garden in Year Two of the Quick Years?

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