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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) “Rancorous.”
(c) “Packed.”
(d) “Empty.”

3. Nelson tells Holston in the beginning of Chapter 4 that the outfit he’s being dressed in has what attributes that will give Holston “more time out there than anyone has had before”?
(a) A second spray-on lining.
(b) A chain-mail exterior.
(c) Kevlar boots.
(d) An aragonite helmet.

4. How many years has it been since someone’s been sent to cleaning in Chapter 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

5. 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?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Generation.
(c) Articulation.
(d) Juggernaut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word in Chapter 3 refers to the state of being barred from one’s native country?

2. Whose son bumps into Holston’s knees at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?

3. What did Holston and his wife hang over their bed to increase fertility?

4. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a person who betrays a friend, country, or principle?

5. Holston’s office is described in Chapter 1 as being between the cafeteria and what?

(see the answer key)

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