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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The days of Holston’s childhood are described in Chapter 1 as being over how many years distant?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

2. Of Holston, the narrator says in Chapter 2, “He pretended not to care, to be disinterested in” what?
(a) “The why of the cleaning.”
(b) “The when of the cleaning.”
(c) “The past of the cleaning.”
(d) “The how of the cleaning.”

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 3 is described as taking place how many years earlier?

2. During what time period does Chapter 5 take place?

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

4. In the conclusion of Chapter 3, the narrator states that Holston’s “wife was poking some great, overly full balloon with” what?

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

(see the answer key)

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