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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 3 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On his way back to the city, Ish breaks into a fine home. What does he do while he is there?
(a) Makes himself breakfast.
(b) Stays for several nights.
(c) Empties the jewelry cabinet.
(d) Listens to a voice on the radio.

2. Why does Ish think the books in the library are important?
(a) He wants to learn from the mistakes of history.
(b) Reading and arithmetic will help the children survive the elements.
(c) They may need to burn them for fuel during winter.
(d) People will use them to rebuild civilization.

3. What does Ish notice is peculiar about one of the towns he visits on his drive home from Black Creek?
(a) An unfriendly, dirty man is yellilng at him.
(b) All the people are gone.
(c) People are hiding in the courthouse.
(d) His car is making a strange noise.

4. How does Ish find Em?
(a) Following a handwritten sign on a post.
(b) Following a map.
(c) Following a light.
(d) Following her through the streets.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. In Year Nine, (The Year of the Deaths) what causes almost everyone to
 become ill?

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

4. Why does Em move to Ish's house?

5. What animal does Ish see running in the highway after the virus strikes?

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