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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years is Holston said to have “spent silently waiting for what would never come” in Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. What were the children doing “while Holston climbed to his death” in Chapter 1?
(a) “The children were weeping.”
(b) “The children were playing.”
(c) “The children were shooting.”
(d) “The children were screaming.”

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a road or path forming a route between two places?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Juggernaut.
(c) Thoroughfare.
(d) Ablation.

4. Holston is described in Chapter 1 as being determined to do what?
(a) Die.
(b) Kill his boss.
(c) Find his wife.
(d) Get revenge.

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the surgical removal of body tissue?
(a) Juggernaut.
(b) Ablation.
(c) Precision.
(d) Articulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is said to cling to the boots that Holston is wearing in Chapter 1?

2. What did Holston and his wife keep under the mattress to bring luck for having twins?

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

4. What word from Chapter 1 means to oscillate or move rhythmically and steadily to and fro?

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?

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