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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Holston’s office is described in Chapter 1 as being between the cafeteria and what?
(a) The schoolroom.
(b) The airlock.
(c) The nursery.
(d) The zoo.

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

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

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening?
(a) Partition.
(b) Vista.
(c) Incumbent.
(d) Assemblage.

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. When the mayor exits in the end of Chapter 2, she tells Holston, “And I won’t insult you by suggesting” what?

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

5. Holston thinks to himself in Chapter 2, “Tomorrow will be my” what?

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