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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of Holston, the narrator says in Chapter 2, “He pretended not to care, to be disinterested in” what?
(a) “The when of the cleaning.”
(b) “The why of the cleaning.”
(c) “The how of the cleaning.”
(d) “The past of the cleaning.”

2. When the mayor exits in the end of Chapter 2, she tells Holston, “And I won’t insult you by suggesting” what?
(a) “You write a will.”
(b) “You forget about her.”
(c) “You prepare yourself.”
(d) “You get some sleep.”

3. 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) “Powerful.”
(c) “Historical.”
(d) “Original.”

4. When Nelson and Holston first make eye contact in Chapter 4, Holston notes that Nelson looks fearful. What does Holston believe Nelson is afraid of?
(a) That he will kill everyone in the silo.
(b) That he will not do the cleaning.
(c) That he will call his father.
(d) That he will commit suicide.

5. What does Holston say Marnes’s title is in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Police Chief.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Deputy.
(d) Sheriff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in Chapter 3 refers to the state of being no longer needed or useful?

2. What does Holston recall Allison doing after finishing her cleaning in Chapter 4?

3. 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”?

4. The narrator says of Holston in Chapter 1, “And he thought, not for the first time, that neither life nor staircase had been meant for” what?

5. Nelson tells Holston in the beginning of Chapter 4 that the outfit he’s being dressed in has what attributes that will give Holston “more time out there than anyone has had before”?

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