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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 2 means essential or fundamental?
(a) Ablative.
(b) Primal.
(c) Lateral.
(d) Conducive.

2. 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 animal part of his mind.”
(b) “The vulnerable part of his mind.”
(c) “The analytical part of his mind.”
(d) “The rational part of his mind.”

3. Holston is described as having NOT done what the entire time he watched Allison die in Chapter 4?
(a) Staying still.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Moving.
(d) Crying.

4. What is Holston described as wearing underneath the outfit Nelson dresses him in, in Chapter 4?
(a) A red plaid plastic undersuit.
(b) A flannel undersuit.
(c) A black carbon undersuit.
(d) A white cotton undersuit.

5. What word from Chapter 6 refers to a strong and fast-moving stream of water or liquid?
(a) Torrent.
(b) Derivative.
(c) Flagrancy.
(d) Stagnation.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 2, “There were larger things to consider than the act of” what?

2. How many years ago was Jack Brent put to cleaning, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

3. What time period is noted in the beginning of Chapter 6?

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

5. What color helmet does Holston recall Allison wearing during her cleaning in Chapter 4?

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