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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are described in Chapter 1 as “the widest rooms of the entire silo complex”?
(a) The dormitories and the atrium.
(b) The nursery and the gardens.
(c) The cafeteria and lounge.
(d) The cellar and the attic.

2. Where does the narrator say Holston left his wedding ring in Chapter 2?
(a) At his mother’s house.
(b) At his mistress’s house.
(c) In the holding cell.
(d) On his dresser.

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a systematic or established manner?
(a) Methodical.
(b) Formative.
(c) Intrinsic.
(d) Coalesced.

4. What time period is Chapter 4 said to take place in?
(a) Present time.
(b) 6 years prior.
(c) 4 years prior.
(d) 3 years prior.

5. What did Holston and his wife hang over their bed to increase fertility?
(a) Pennies.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon observing his wife’s state in Chapter 5, Holston considers, “There was nothing left for it but to lock her up, even as he wanted nothing else but room enough to” do what?

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

3. Holston is described as having NOT done what the entire time he watched Allison die in Chapter 4?

4. How many years is Holston said to have “spent silently waiting for what would never come” in Chapter 1?

5. What does Holston grab above him in order to pull himself to a standing position as Nelson dresses him in Chapter 4?

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