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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Allison says in Chapter 3 that there was a revolt just about how often?
(a) Every 15 years.
(b) Every 10 years.
(c) Every 4 years.
(d) Every 20 years.

2. How many years ago was Jack Brent put to cleaning, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) 19.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

3. The voices that Holston hears as he ascends the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as what?
(a) Trills.
(b) Booms.
(c) Screams.
(d) Rasps.

4. How is the staircase that Holston is climbing described in Chapter 1?
(a) Marble.
(b) Spiral.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Muddy.

5. What does “IT” stand for in Chapter 3?
(a) Internet Theory.
(b) Illiterate Technology.
(c) Information Technology.
(d) Indication Technician.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 1 means not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings of other aspects of something?

2. In Chapter 1, the narrator describes the “tight confines” of the stairway as “threading through the buried silo like a straw in a glass.” What literary technique is used in this sentence?

3. What is the name of the deputy that greets Holston in his office in Chapter 1?

4. What is described as “the only moving feature on the landscape” in Chapter 2?

5. What word in Chapter 3 refers to a serious disagreement or argument?

(see the answer key)

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