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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Holston surrounded by in his condo in Chapter 3?
(a) Winter coats.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Pots and pans.
(d) Work files.

3. What does Holston carry with him everywhere, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A newspaper clipping.
(b) A stapler.
(c) A handgun.
(d) A lottery ticket.

4. What does Allison say she’s already published “on how to retrieve deleted and overwritten files” in Chapter 3?
(a) “An official dossier.”
(b) “A green paper.”
(c) “A blue paper.”
(d) “A white paper.”

5. The narrator says of Holston in Chapter 1, “And he thought, not for the first time, that neither life nor staircase had been meant for” what?
(a) “Walking upon.”
(b) “The footprints of babes.”
(c) “The final days.”
(d) “Such an existence.”

6. What word does Allison use in Chapter 3 to describe her supposition intended to the explain past events?
(a) Law.
(b) Ablation.
(c) Theory.
(d) Juggernaut.

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

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

9. What word from Chapter 2 means cruel and vicious?
(a) Intrinsic.
(b) Savage.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Ablative.

10. How many years does Holston say it’s been since he served his wife her last meal in the holding cell in Chapter 2?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

11. What word from Chapter 1 means not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings of other aspects of something?
(a) Mechanical.
(b) Intrinsic.
(c) Incongruous.
(d) Methodical.

12. What word from Chapter 2 refers to a minute area of illumination on a display screen?
(a) Pixel.
(b) Polymer.
(c) Ablation.
(d) Juggernaut.

13. What is the name of the deputy that greets Holston in his office in Chapter 1?
(a) Deputy Conner.
(b) Deputy Nelson.
(c) Deputy Marnes.
(d) Deputy Jahns.

14. The narrator states in Chapter 1, “That always amazed [Holston]: how centuries of bare palms and shuffling feet could wear down” what?
(a) “Solid iron.”
(b) “Solid earth.”
(c) “Solid concrete.”
(d) “Solid steel.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Holston says to his wife in Chapter 3, “You’re saying that someone wiped out our history to stop us from” what?

2. 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?

3. The days of Holston’s childhood are described in Chapter 1 as being over how many years distant?

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

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

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