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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Holston see picking up scattered chalk and crayons from the stained tiles at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Donna.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Michelle.

2. What word from Chapter 2 means cruel and vicious?
(a) Ablative.
(b) Intrinsic.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Savage.

3. The narrator says of Holston in Chapter 2, “He continued to see inevitable events from the past as” what?
(a) “Accountable.”
(b) “Important.”
(c) “Avoidable.”
(d) “Meaningful.”

4. Holston is described in Chapter 1 as being determined to do what?
(a) Find his wife.
(b) Die.
(c) Get revenge.
(d) Kill his boss.

5. What is the mayor’s name in Chapter 2?
(a) Mayor Parkins.
(b) Mayor Percy.
(c) Mayor Jahns.
(d) Mayor Nelson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 1 means to oscillate or move rhythmically and steadily to and fro?

2. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to the state of feeling or showing remorse?

3. What word in Chapter 3 refers to the state of being no longer needed or useful?

4. How many years is Holston said to have “spent silently waiting for what would never come” in Chapter 1?

5. What kinds of gardens are described as growing in the silo in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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