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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. 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) Racing.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Fishing.

2. Why does Ish worry about being with Em at first?
(a) She doesn't seem to like him, she just wants a companion.
(b) She might have a hidden sickness.
(c) She is older than he is.
(d) She seems to have mental problems.

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

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

5. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?
(a) Fight.
(b) Run.
(c) Read.
(d) Draw.

Short Answer Questions

1. While living alone, what book does Ish begin reading that makes him uneasy?

2. While Ish is traveling to the east coast, he kills an animal, eating its liver afterward. What kind of animal does Ish kill?

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

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?

5. How does Ish find Em?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is notable about how Ish acts on his trip home?

2. How is Ish different at the end of the book than he was at the start?

3. What was different about the bodies that Ish saw in the dry, Arizona town?

4. Is the Tribe well organized? Why or why not?

5. What is the author trying to illustrate when he shows how the young men treat Ish if he doesn't answer questions?

6. Why do Ish's feelings about the execution seem to be very different than the feelings of the others?

7. What realization makes Ish feel humble beside Em? What does he finally understand?

8. After the over-population of a certain animal, Ish notices that the larger ones of the species start killing one another off. He decides that the animals are not doing this out of hunger. What does he believe is the real reason?

9. Where did the Tribe bury Charlie?

10. How do the older people treat Charlie?

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