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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of animal begins to invade the city after Ish and Em find one another?
(a) Wild dogs.
(b) Feral cats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Rats.

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

4. What vegetable does Ish grow in his garden in Year Two of the Quick Years?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Zucchini.
(c) Rhubarb.
(d) Carrots.

5. What does Ish become obsessed with doing while the city is being overrun by a certain kind of animal?
(a) Calculating how many of this type of animal are in the city.
(b) Killing as many of the animals as possible.
(c) Building defenses against the animals.
(d) Domesticating the animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Ish meets the family in Arkansas, the author talks about the fall of mankind. Who does the writer say will truly be saddened by the death of man?

2. When pondering about mankind, Ish comes up with a definition for them. What definition does he use?

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

4. At the beginning of the book, why doesn't Ish know about the virus?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Richard and Robert chosen for the expedition instead of the other men?

2. Why do you think the group wouldn't allow Evie to have children?

3. Who gave Isherwood his name, and why?

4. What was different about the bodies that Ish saw in the dry, Arizona town?

5. Where did the Tribe bury Charlie?

6. How do the older people treat Charlie?

7. What trick do the children play every year at New Years?

8. What does the author mean when he talks about certain crops and mankind being interdependent? Is he trying to make a larger statement?

9. How is Ish different at the end of the book than he was at the start?

10. Who is the "leader" of the group? Why?

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