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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4 refers to someone who has been found guilty of a criminal act or wrong?
(a) The enchanted.
(b) The condemned.
(c) The forgiven.
(d) The omniscient.

2. How many years does Holston say it’s been since he served his wife her last meal in the holding cell in Chapter 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

3. What does Holston recall Allison clutching as she collapsed after her cleaning in Chapter 4?
(a) Her boots.
(b) Her helmet.
(c) Her oxygen tank.
(d) Her gloves.

4. What word from Chapter 4 refers to a habitual gesture of way of speaking or behaving?
(a) Articulation.
(b) Ablation.
(c) Mannerism.
(d) Juggernaut.

5. What part of Holston’s mind is described in Chapter 4 as being not “made for this, to be calmly ushered to a death it was perfectly aware of”?
(a) “The analytical part of his mind.”
(b) “The vulnerable part of his mind.”
(c) “The rational part of his mind.”
(d) “The animal part of his mind.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator say Holston left his wedding ring in Chapter 2?

2. On what floor of the silo is the dirt farm where Holston’s parents were sent after their deaths?

3. What word from Chapter 6 means to destroy something (especially waste material) by burning?

4. When the mayor exits in the end of Chapter 2, she tells Holston, “And I won’t insult you by suggesting” what?

5. Whom does Holston believe is watching him from the cafeteria and/or lounge as he performs the cleaning in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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