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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 cruising through town, what does Ish see on the flashing neon sign that he equates to the progress and downfall of civilization?
(a) A flashing hand of cards.
(b) A line of stars.
(c) The temperature.
(d) A galloping horse.

2. What does Em say Ish can do to help her with childbirth?
(a) Provide hot water and clean sheets.
(b) Stay away.
(c) Find medicine.
(d) Read books about it.

3. Out of all the people Ish finds at first, which of these is the most friendly?
(a) The little girl.
(b) The couple.
(c) The hermit.
(d) The former lawyer.

4. What instrument does Ish play in the "Year We Sang"?
(a) A harmonica.
(b) A clarinet.
(c) An accordion.
(d) A violin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Year Eleven, Molly is the first person to have this happen to her:

3. 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?

4. When Ish heads to the east coast, what does he attach to the back of his car?

5. Why is Ish worried about the couple he stays with in the eastern city?

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