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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 1 means to oscillate or move rhythmically and steadily to and fro?
(a) Vibrate.
(b) Expel.
(c) Coalesce.
(d) Juggernaut.

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

3. Whose son bumps into Holston’s knees at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?
(a) Sharon’s son.
(b) Allison’s son.
(c) Paula’s son.
(d) Susan’s son.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How is the staircase that Holston is climbing described in Chapter 1?

3. What is Holston’s position of employment in the novel?

4. The narrator describes each step in Chapter 1 as being “rounded down like a pouting lip.” What literary technique is used in this example?

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a road or path forming a route between two places?

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