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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. When Ish drives to a certain building after finding out Em is pregnant,
how does he manage to get inside?
(a) He chops the door off its hinges.
(b) He finds an open window.
(c) He breaks in through a window.
(d) He finds a door that was left ajar.
2. In Year Nine, (The Year of the Deaths) what causes almost everyone to
become ill?
(a) Rotten food.
(b) A visitor.
(c) A rat infestation.
(d) Contaminated water.
3. Why does Ish think the books in the library are important?
(a) People will use them to rebuild civilization.
(b) Reading and arithmetic will help the children survive the elements.
(c) They may need to burn them for fuel during winter.
(d) He wants to learn from the mistakes of history.
4. While Ish is traveling to the east coast, he kills an animal, eating its liver afterward. What kind of animal does Ish kill?
(a) Goat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Llama.
(d) Calf.
5. What is the name of the city where Ish ends his trip to the east?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Pittsburgh.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Ish drive when he finds out Em is pregnant?
2. When Ish decides to take a cross-country trip, what is the reason he decides to go?
3. During Ish's trip to the east, he meets a small family in Arkansas. What are they doing?
4. What natural disaster occurs in Year Twenty?
5. In the Quick Years, which new discovery or hobby causes the children to be so delighted they name Year Ten after it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the significance of Ish taking the hammer with him to meet Charlie instead of another weapon?
2. Why do the young men, though they have probably suffered, have less lines in their faces than someone in the old civilization would have had?
3. What tradition does Em begin when they carve the year into the rock?
4. How do the older people treat Charlie?
5. Why is Ish so concerned about finding people who can "fix" civilization?
6. What event at the end of Chapter 5 both frightens and saddens Ish?
7. Would Ish like any man that the boys brought back? Why or why not?
8. Who does Ish think is his last companion?
9. Has following Ish thorough the different stages of his life given you a better understanding of why elderly people like to just sit and talk? Why?
10. Is Ish a good leader for the Tribe? Why or why not?
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