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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Quick Years.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In the beginning, how does Ish go about finding other people?
(a) Waits at a grocery store.
(b) Honks his car horn.
(c) Shoots a pistol in the air.
(d) Puts up a flag.
2. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted 
they name Year Ten after it?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Racing.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Kite-flying.
3. How does Em demonstrate to Ish that children are necessary?
(a) She lights a match and blows it out.
(b) She shows him old pictures of her family.
(c) She digs the roots out of a rose bush.
(d) She shows him how hard it is to work the garden alone.
4. After Ish finds out Em is pregnant, what does he use to determine the end of the year?
(a) A surveyor's transit.
(b) A dirty calendar.
(c) A chronograph.
(d) A compass and a watch.
5. Why does Ish think the books in the library are important?
(a) They may need to burn them for fuel during winter.
(b) People will use them to rebuild civilization.
(c) He wants to learn from the mistakes of history.
(d) Reading and arithmetic will help the children survive the elements.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?
2. While Ish is alone in his house and pondering civilization, what does he decide he will never be?
3. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?
4. 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?
5. What does Ish notice is peculiar about one of the towns he visits on his drive home from Black Creek?
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