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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1 - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Em demonstrate to Ish that children are necessary?
(a) She lights a match and blows it out.
(b) She digs the roots out of a rose bush.
(c) She shows him old pictures of her family.
(d) She shows him how hard it is to work the garden alone.

3. What does Em think of Princess?
(a) That she needs to stay somewhere else.
(b) She can't stand her.
(c) That she is beautiful.
(d) She wants to keep her for herself.

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. What event occurs during the Year of Woodcarving that has a very
 negative effect on Ish?
(a) Princess dies.
(b) His favorite building burns down.
(c) The carpenter is crushed under an uneven house.
(d) One of the children mysteriously disappears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Joey do better than any of the other children?

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

3. What event affects the house of Ish's neighbor that Ish refuses to fix?

4. What animal does Ish see in his neighbor's yard that doesn't seem to belong there?

5. Why is Ish worried about the couple he stays with in the eastern city?

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