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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Holston say Marnes’s title is in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Sheriff.
(c) Police Chief.
(d) Deputy.

2. In describing the stairway in Chapter 1, the narrator says, “Each step was slightly bowed from” what?
(a) “The constant wearing by soldiers.”
(b) “Generations of traffic.”
(c) "Tears of crocodiles."
(d) “The endless earthquakes.”

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

4. The narrator says in Chapter 2, “There were larger things to consider than the act of” what?
(a) "Dying."
(b) “Cleaning.”
(c) “Loving.”
(d) “Caring.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Holston’s wife who is deceased?

2. What word from Chapter 2 means not important or significant?

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

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

5. What is the name of the deputy that greets Holston in his office in Chapter 1?

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