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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the Quick Years, one of Ish and Em's earliest children dies. What do the adults think is the cause?
(a) He caught pneumonia.
(b) He ate rat poison.
(c) He hurt his head in a fall.
(d) He was born with a weak heart.

2. In Year Five, the people create a "national pastime" out of avoiding 
what type of animal?
(a) Hyenas.
(b) Lions.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Bulls.

3. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?
(a) Back to Em's old house.
(b) To an old pharmacy.
(c) To the library.
(d) To the hospital.

4. At one point, Ish considers suicide, but there is one particular reason he decides not to kill himself. What gives Ish the will to live?
(a) The fear of death.
(b) Being an observer.
(c) The books he reads.
(d) Curiosity about his parents.

5. What animal do the children see for the first time in Year Nineteen?
(a) A fox.
(b) A deer.
(c) A mountain lion.
(d) An elk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Em decide to call the First Year?

2. While cruising through town, what does Ish see on the flashing neon sign that he equates to the progress and downfall of civilization?

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

4. How does Em demonstrate to Ish that children are necessary?

5. When Ish arrives in a certain city in the east, ending his trip to that side of the country, what impresses him the most about the city?

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