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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes each step in Chapter 1 as being “rounded down like a pouting lip.” What literary technique is used in this example?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Literary allusion.
(d) Simile.

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

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

4. What kinds of gardens are described as growing in the silo in Chapter 1?
(a) Aeroponic gardens.
(b) Fluoride gardens.
(c) Hydroponic gardens.
(d) Geoponic gardens.

5. What does the narrator say Holston and his wife had “invited into their lives” in Chapter 1?
(a) Superstition.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Religion.
(d) Corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. The days of Holston’s childhood are described in Chapter 1 as being over how many years distant?

2. 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?

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

4. In describing the stairway in Chapter 1, the narrator says, “Each step was slightly bowed from” what?

5. What is the underground structure called where the characters of Wool live?

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