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

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

3. After Ish finds out Em is pregnant, what does he use to determine the end of the year?
(a) A surveyor's transit.
(b) A chronograph.
(c) A compass and a watch.
(d) A dirty calendar.

4. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?
(a) He breaks in through a window.
(b) He chops the door off its hinges.
(c) He finds a door that was left ajar.
(d) He finds an open window.

5. How do Ish and Em decide to mark the years?
(a) By marking the object Ish carries with him.
(b) By keeping a diary.
(c) By painting the pole of a streetsign outside their house.
(d) By chiseling into a large rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. While driving home from Black Creek, what does Ish see on the side of the road?

2. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?

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

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

5. Why do Em and Ish decide to keep Princess in the house during the infestation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ish uses razors, and then throws them away, using a new one every day. Is this behavior a good idea or a bad idea? What doesthis say about Ish?

2. Where did the Tribe bury Charlie?

3. What do you think of how Ish paid for the food he received from the family in Arkansas? Was it a fair exchange?

4. What law does Ish believe needs to be in effect the next time any new people arrive in their area? Why?

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

6. What tradition does Em begin when they carve the year into the rock?

7. 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?

8. What day of the year do Ish and Em choose to be their New Year's Day? Why?

9. Why is Ish so concerned about finding people who can "fix" civilization?

10. Why does Ish start walking with a limp?

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