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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 spigots.
(b) Small diamonds.
(c) Small trapezoids.
(d) Small hearts.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1, “That always amazed [Holston]: how centuries of bare palms and shuffling feet could wear down” what?
(a) “Solid earth.”
(b) “Solid steel.”
(c) “Solid iron.”
(d) “Solid concrete.”

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

4. What is the name of Holston’s wife who is deceased?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Maria.
(c) Paula.
(d) Allison.

5. What is said to cling to the boots that Holston is wearing in Chapter 1?
(a) Metal shavings.
(b) Melted plastic.
(c) Paint.
(d) Wood shavings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the children doing “while Holston climbed to his death” in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. What word from Chapter 1 means not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings of other aspects of something?

5. The voices that Holston hears as he ascends the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as what?

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