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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that “the silo with hits great screens showing the outside world was usually” in what state during cleanings?
(a) “Emotional.”
(b) “Empty.”
(c) “Rancorous.”
(d) “Packed.”

3. Holston is described in Chapter 1 as being determined to do what?
(a) Kill his boss.
(b) Get revenge.
(c) Find his wife.
(d) Die.

4. What does Allison say she wants to do when Holston tries talking to her as she’s detained on the floor in Chapter 5?
(a) Have a child.
(b) Go out.
(c) Call her mother.
(d) Return home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who handles the procedural work for Allison while Holston paces outside the bars of the holding cell in Chapter 5?

2. What word does Allison use in Chapter 3 to describe her supposition intended to the explain past events?

3. How many years does Holston say it’s been since he served his wife her last meal in the holding cell in Chapter 2?

4. What part of Holston’s mind is described in Chapter 4 as being not “made for this, to be calmly ushered to a death it was perfectly aware of”?

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

(see the answer key)

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