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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. The divisions of dormitories that Holston passes as he makes his way up the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as being shaped like what?
(a) Diamond-shaped.
(b) Box-shaped.
(c) Pie-shaped.
(d) Hexagon-shaped.

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening?
(a) Incumbent.
(b) Assemblage.
(c) Partition.
(d) Vista.

6. How is the staircase that Holston is climbing described in Chapter 1?
(a) Muddy.
(b) Spiral.
(c) Plastic.
(d) Marble.

7. What word from Chapter 1 means to oscillate or move rhythmically and steadily to and fro?
(a) Vibrate.
(b) Expel.
(c) Juggernaut.
(d) Coalesce.

8. What is described in the center of each step as the items that “once gave the treads their grip” in Chapter 1?
(a) Small trapezoids.
(b) Small diamonds.
(c) Small hearts.
(d) Small spigots.

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

10. Holston thinks to himself in Chapter 2, “Tomorrow will be my” what?
(a) “Wedding day.”
(b) "Revenge."
(c) “Salvation.”
(d) “Promotion.”

11. Whom does Holston see picking up scattered chalk and crayons from the stained tiles at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Donna.
(d) Andrea.

12. The narrator states in Chapter 3 that Holston’s “wife was a wizard with computers, no doubt, but” what “was not her bag, it was his”?
(a) “Cleaning.”
(b) “Auto repair.”
(c) “Sleuthing.”
(d) “Cooking.”

13. What is the mayor’s name in Chapter 2?
(a) Mayor Jahns.
(b) Mayor Parkins.
(c) Mayor Percy.
(d) Mayor Nelson.

14. What word used in Chapter 3 refers to the state of feeling or showing remorse?
(a) Vengeful.
(b) Regretful.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Intrinsic.

15. What does Holston say Marnes’s title is in the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Sheriff.
(b) Deputy.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Police Chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the children doing “while Holston climbed to his death” in Chapter 1?

2. Allison tells Holston in the beginning of Chapter 3 that there was more than one what?

3. What did Holston and his wife keep under the mattress to bring luck for having twins?

4. How many years ago was Jack Brent put to cleaning, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

5. The low rolling hills that Holston looks at from the holding cell are described as a pretty shade of brown like what?

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