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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While exploring the city, Ish finds a body hanging from a telephone pole. What does the sign say that is attached to the body?
(a) Looter.
(b) Beware of plague.
(c) Stay away.
(d) Murderer.

2. While Ish is alone in his house and pondering civilization, what does he decide he will never be?
(a) A survivor.
(b) A god.
(c) A leader.
(d) A murderer.

3. Who does Ish meet when he is loading up his station wagon for his cross-country trip?
(a) A woman who asks to accompany him.
(b) An angry crowd.
(c) A dog.
(d) A crazy man.

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

5. On his way back to town after his illness, what does Ish do when he reaches Johnson's?
(a) Pumps gas and leaves payment.
(b) Talks to the attendant.
(c) Steals from the register.
(d) Looks in the window and leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?

2. During the Quick Years, the community tries to start a church. From what "church" does Maurine think Ish gets his ideas?

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

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

5. What do the older members of the community notice that 
they think "pushes back the darkness" a little?

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