Earth Abides Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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Earth Abides Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Quick Years.

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

2. After Ish meets the family in Arkansas, the author talks about the fall of mankind. Who does the writer say will truly be saddened by the death of man?
(a) Any remaining people.
(b) Housepets.
(c) Lice.
(d) Livestock.

3. During the Quick Years, the community tries to start a church. From what "church" does Maurine think Ish gets his ideas?
(a) The Methodist Church.
(b) The Skeptic Church.
(c) The Catholic Church.
(d) The Church of Christ.

4. How does Ish first find out about the virus?
(a) A newspaper headline.
(b) A crackling radio station.
(c) A handwritten note on a body.
(d) A thief.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Out of all the people Ish finds at first, which of these is the most friendly?

2. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted 
they name Year Ten after it?

3. In Year Five, the people create a "national pastime" out of avoiding 
what type of animal?

4. After Ish returns to the drunkard that he met in the city, the man ends up dying. What does Ish do with him ?

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

(see the answer key)

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