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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the curtains described in Chapter 6 that cover the interior of the airlock?

2. What does Holston grab above him in order to pull himself to a standing position as Nelson dresses him in Chapter 4?

3. Nelson is described in Chapter 4 as holding what position?

4. Allison says to Holston in Chapter 5, “There is no uprising, not really, there’s just” what?

5. What does Holston recall Allison using to clean with during her cleaning in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Holston note about the fear he sees in Nelson’s eyes in Chapter 4?

2. Whom does Allison believe to be responsible for keeping secrets in Chapter 5?

3. What does Holston find in the cafeteria in the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. What does Allison initially say to Holston when she begins to talk in the holding cell in Chapter 5?

5. What is the setting in the opening of Chapter 4? What state is Holston in at the beginning of the chapter?

6. What surroundings does Holston find himself after exiting the silo in Chapter 6?

7. What response does Holston have when Nelson asks him at the end of Chapter 4, “You okay? Anything too tight?”

8. What is the setting and time frame of Chapter 5? What is Holston doing in the opening of the chapter?

9. What is Nelson’s position in the story? What does he tell Holston in the beginning of Chapter 4?

10. Why is Holston’s entering the holding cell a dangerous action in Chapter 5? Why does he commit this action?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the concept of “cleaning” in the Wool Series. How is “cleaning” defined by the author? What specific actions are involved in the process of cleaning? What other implications also go along with this term in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of the “self-fulfilling prophesy.” How is this idiom used as a theme in Wool? In what ways is Holston’s future laid out by his choices in Chapter 3? How do Allison’s actions result in a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Essay Topic 3

Plot Structure

a. Discuss the plot structure of Wool. In what ways is the narrative related and what effects does this have on the reader?

b. How does Wool compare with other novels written during this time period? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in Howey’s writing?

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