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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Allison say to Holston “is always good” in Chapter 3?
(a) “Loving one another.”
(b) “Knowing the truth.”
(c) “Respect for authority.”
(d) “Challenging authority.”

2. The narrator says of Holston in Chapter 2, “He continued to see inevitable events from the past as” what?
(a) “Accountable.”
(b) “Important.”
(c) “Avoidable.”
(d) “Meaningful.”

3. How many years ago was Jack Brent put to cleaning, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 5.

4. What is the mayor wearing when she appears at the holding cell in Chapter 2?
(a) Coveralls.
(b) A pinstriped suit.
(c) A blue dress.
(d) A hazard suit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to the state of feeling or showing remorse?

2. What word does Allison use in Chapter 3 to refer to all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively?

3. The narrator says in the beginning of Chapter 2 that the “view from the holding cell wasn’t as” what as “it had been in the cafeteria”?

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

5. The narrator states in Chapter 1, “That always amazed [Holston]: how centuries of bare palms and shuffling feet could wear down” what?

(see the answer key)

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