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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Holston tells Allison in Chapter 3, “If I’ve learned one thing from my job, it’s that no crime or crazy mob is ever all that” what?
(a) “Just.”
(b) “Historical.”
(c) “Powerful.”
(d) “Original.”

2. What are described in Chapter 1 as “the widest rooms of the entire silo complex”?
(a) The nursery and the gardens.
(b) The dormitories and the atrium.
(c) The cellar and the attic.
(d) The cafeteria and lounge.

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top?
(a) Pyramid.
(b) Cyclone.
(c) Hexagon.
(d) Spire.

4. What word from Chapter 2 refers to a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation?
(a) Juggernaut.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Ablation.
(d) Predicament.

5. Whom does the mayor say will be at the desk all night and for Holston to contact him if he changes his mind about the meal in Chapter 2?
(a) Mayor Clarke.
(b) Deputy Marnes.
(c) Chief Conner.
(d) Deputy Nelson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Holston’s wife who is deceased?

2. Holston is described in Chapter 1 as being determined to do what?

3. When the narrator says that Holston feels pressure to find someone to send to cleaning in Chapter 3, it is stated, “It was growing, like steam building up in the silo, ready to launch something out.” What literary technique is used in this sentence?

4. Holston’s brain is described as being numb from lack of what in the beginning of Chapter 4?

5. What did Holston and his wife hang over their bed to increase fertility?

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