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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What does Ish find when he arrives home after his trip to the east coast?
(a) His door is broken.
(b) His parents left him a note.
(c) His note is untouched.
(d) Someone has been in his home.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When pondering about mankind, Ish comes up with a definition for them. What definition does he use?

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

3. While exploring the city, Ish meets a drunkard. What is the man's name?

4. Why does Ish worry about being with Em at first?

5. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ish run away from the column of smoke?

2. Jack tells Ish about how they have found great quantities of a certain object, all of which have different pictures. Can you name one of the people in the pictures?

3. Why do the young men, though they have probably suffered, have less lines in their faces than someone in the old civilization would have had?

4. Are the other Tribe members as dedicated to education as Ish is? Why or why not?

5. What was the significance of Ish taking the hammer with him to meet Charlie instead of another weapon?

6. How would you react if you were in Ish's place when he finds out what happened?

7. How does the Tribe see Ish?

8. To what famous couple could the author be comparing Em and Ish?

9. Has Ish changed over the years? Why?

10. Why does Ish decide that most of the items on his original list of survival characteristics are useless?

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