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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Holston and his wife keep under the mattress to bring luck for having twins?
(a) 2 pennies.
(b) 2 dimes.
(c) 2 potatoes.
(d) 2 flowers.

2. What is the name of the deputy that greets Holston in his office in Chapter 1?
(a) Deputy Jahns.
(b) Deputy Nelson.
(c) Deputy Marnes.
(d) Deputy Conner.

3. 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?
(a) Hexagon-shaped.
(b) Box-shaped.
(c) Pie-shaped.
(d) Diamond-shaped.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, the narrator describes the “tight confines” of the stairway as “threading through the buried silo like a straw in a glass.” What literary technique is used in this sentence?

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

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

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

5. Holston’s office is described in Chapter 1 as being between the cafeteria and what?

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