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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The voices that Holston hears as he ascends the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as what?
(a) Booms.
(b) Trills.
(c) Rasps.
(d) Screams.

3. Holston is described in Chapter 6 as “alone in the airlock, wearing a cleaning suit, full of doubts and” what?
(a) “Vengeance.”
(b) “Convictions.”
(c) “Fears.”
(d) “Retribution.”

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

5. For how long after Allison’s cleaning does the narrator say Holston “had waited, buying into her insanity, hoping she’d come back” in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) For the first week.
(b) For the first three months.
(c) For the first month.
(d) For the first year.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “gyre” used in Chapter 5 refers to what kind of shape?

2. What does “IT” stand for in Chapter 3?

3. What does Holston recall Allison using to clean with during her cleaning in Chapter 4?

4. As Holston performs the cleaning of the silo cameras in Chapter 6, the narrator notes that “it wasn’t the feeling of betrayal that guided the wool in his hand in small circular motions. It was” what?

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top?

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