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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described in the center of each step as the items that “once gave the treads their grip” in Chapter 1?
(a) Small trapezoids.
(b) Small diamonds.
(c) Small hearts.
(d) Small spigots.

2. Who is described in Chapter 1 as sitting “behind a table arranged with cups of juice and bowls of cornflour cookies”?
(a) Paul.
(b) Peter.
(c) Clarke.
(d) Andrew.

3. The voices that Holston hears as he ascends the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as what?
(a) Rasps.
(b) Trills.
(c) Screams.
(d) Booms.

4. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a systematic or established manner?
(a) Intrinsic.
(b) Formative.
(c) Methodical.
(d) Coalesced.

5. What is Holston’s position of employment in the novel?
(a) Judge.
(b) Postman.
(c) Sheriff.
(d) Butcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Holston see picking up scattered chalk and crayons from the stained tiles at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?

2. Whose son bumps into Holston’s knees at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?

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?

4. The divisions of dormitories that Holston passes as he makes his way up the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as being shaped like what?

5. What rooms are described in Chapter 1 as being filled with “tangles of pipes, like a vast universe”?

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