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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years does Holston say it’s been since he served his wife her last meal in the holding cell in Chapter 2?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

2. Whom does the mayor say will be at the desk all night and for Holston to contact him if he changes his mind about the meal in Chapter 2?
(a) Deputy Marnes.
(b) Chief Conner.
(c) Deputy Nelson.
(d) Mayor Clarke.

3. What is described as “the only moving feature on the landscape” in Chapter 2?
(a) “The buffalo.”
(b) “The cattle.”
(c) “The birds.”
(d) “The clouds.”

4. What does Allison suggest someone did during the “great uprising—the only one we’ve known about till now” in Chapter 3?
(a) Destroyed the earth with nuclear power.
(b) Created the child lottery.
(c) Wiped the servers.
(d) Invented computer programs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation?

4. Holston says to his wife in Chapter 3, “You’re saying that someone wiped out our history to stop us from” what?

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

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