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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Size of the city.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Filth.
(d) Destruction.

2. What does Ish start carrying with him for protection after meeting a pack of dogs in his hometown?
(a) A hand-held radio.
(b) A loud bullhorn.
(c) A baseball bat.
(d) A firearm.

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) Steals from the register.
(c) Pumps gas and leaves payment.
(d) Talks to the attendant.

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

5. At the end of Chapter Two, Ish makes a list of the reasons he will survive better than many of the people he meets. Why does Ish believe he is better prepared to survive?
(a) He was a boy scout.
(b) He is physically stronger than most people.
(c) He has always preferred to do things alone.
(d) He went through survival training in Wyoming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ish find when he arrives home after his trip to the east coast?

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. On his trip back to his hometown from the east coast, Ish has to drive a long way around something. What causes Ish to detour?

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?

5. What insects invade Ish's home while he is living alone?

(see the answer key)

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