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

2. While driving home from Black Creek, what does Ish see on the side of the road?
(a) A burning building.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A blinking road sign.
(d) Two children, walking alone.

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

4. In Year Eleven, Molly is the first person to have this happen to her:
(a) Has a tooth removed.
(b) Goes through menopause.
(c) Has a child die at birth.
(d) Has several gray hairs.

5. What does Ish notice is peculiar about one of the towns he visits on his drive home from Black Creek?
(a) An unfriendly, dirty man is yellilng at him.
(b) All the people are gone.
(c) People are hiding in the courthouse.
(d) His car is making a strange noise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ish start carrying with him for protection after meeting a pack of dogs in his hometown?

2. After Ish and Em come together, something happens that makes Ish panic, but Em turns it into a game. What happens?

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

4. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?

5. How many children did Em have before the virus?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is it significant that many of the people do not sleep in the same location that Ish does?

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

4. Why does Ish worry so much about Evie's state?

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

6. Why do you think the group wouldn't allow Evie to have children?

7. How is it significant that Ish has not passed on the tradition of carving the year into the rock? What effect may this have later?

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

9. Why hasn't Ish ever noticed how beautiful Evie is?

10. What did Ezra do to test Charlie about his vest?

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