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

2. In the beginning, how does Ish go about finding other people?
(a) Waits at a grocery store.
(b) Puts up a flag.
(c) Shoots a pistol in the air.
(d) Honks his car horn.

3. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?
(a) A mountain lion.
(b) A horse.
(c) A goat.
(d) A coyote.

4. When Ish is alone in the cabin, what disturbs him?
(a) An explosion in the valley.
(b) Wild dogs fighting outside at night.
(c) A strong wind rocking the house.
(d) Two men coming inside.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. While scavenging for food in his hometown, what item of food does Ish find to be inedible because of mice and weevils?

3. During Ish's trip to the east, he meets a small family in Arkansas. What are they doing?

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

5. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?

(see the answer key)

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