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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Holston’s position of employment in the novel?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Sheriff.
(c) Judge.
(d) Postman.

2. How many flights of stairs has Holston just bolted up in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

3. When the mayor exits in the end of Chapter 2, she tells Holston, “And I won’t insult you by suggesting” what?
(a) “You prepare yourself.”
(b) “You get some sleep.”
(c) “You write a will.”
(d) “You forget about her.”

4. What time period is noted in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Present time.
(b) 3 years prior.
(c) 5 years prior.
(d) 7 years prior.

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a person who betrays a friend, country, or principle?
(a) Denouement.
(b) Polymer.
(c) Traitor.
(d) Ablation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Allison say to Holston “is always good” in Chapter 3?

3. What is described in the center of each step as the items that “once gave the treads their grip” in Chapter 1?

4. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to the state of feeling or showing remorse?

5. What word used in Chapter 6 means to make something continue indefinitely, such as an undesirable situation?

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