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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 8 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Em and Ish decide to keep Princess in the house during the infestation?
(a) Because they're afraid she will run away.
(b) Because they have seen a strange man who won't speak with them.
(c) Because of something that Ish finds.
(d) For protection.

2. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant, 
how does he manage to get inside?
(a) He finds an open window.
(b) He chops the door off its hinges.
(c) He breaks in through a window.
(d) He finds a door that was left ajar.

3. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?
(a) A fire.
(b) A landslide.
(c) A flood.
(d) An earthquake.

4. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted 
they name Year Ten after it?
(a) Kite-flying.
(b) Racing.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Fishing.

5. During the Quick Years, one of Ish and Em's earliest children dies. What do the adults think is the cause?
(a) He was born with a weak heart.
(b) He caught pneumonia.
(c) He hurt his head in a fall.
(d) He ate rat poison.

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. When Ish is alone in the cabin, what disturbs him?

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

4. In Year Sixteen, what do Mary and Ralph decide to do?

5. While exploring the city, Ish finds a body hanging from a telephone pole. What does the sign say that is attached to the body?

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