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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During the Quick Years, one of Ish and Em's earliest children dies. What do the adults think is the cause?
(a) He caught pneumonia.
(b) He hurt his head in a fall.
(c) He ate rat poison.
(d) He was born with a weak heart.

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

4. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?
(a) Makes himself breakfast.
(b) Empties the jewelry cabinet.
(c) Stays for several nights.
(d) Listens to a voice on the radio.

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

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

7. In Year Sixteen, what do Mary and Ralph decide to do?
(a) Start a new village.
(b) Run away from home.
(c) Go look for other people.
(d) Get married.

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

9. 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?
(a) Being an observer.
(b) The books he reads.
(c) Curiosity about his parents.
(d) The fear of death.

10. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted 
they name Year Ten after it?
(a) Kite-flying.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Racing.

11. 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 flooded road.
(b) A man with a rifle.
(c) Massive wildfires.
(d) A broken bridge.

12. What do the older members of the community notice that 
they think "pushes back the darkness" a little?
(a) The birth of children.
(b) The progress in building the village.
(c) The sudden arrival of visitors.
(d) The number of years everyone has survived.

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

14. While driving through the Mojave desert, why does Ish stop his car in the middle?
(a) His friend wants out.
(b) The car overheats.
(c) He becomes lost.
(d) He feels ill.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?

2. What is the name of Ish and Em's second child?

3. 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?

4. When Ish decides to take a cross-country trip, what is the reason he decides to go?

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

(see the answer keys)

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