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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) An aragonite helmet.
(c) A chain-mail exterior.
(d) Kevlar boots.

2. What does Holston recall Allison clutching as she collapsed after her cleaning in Chapter 4?
(a) Her oxygen tank.
(b) Her boots.
(c) Her helmet.
(d) Her gloves.

3. What does Allison whisper from the darkened corner of her cell after hours of complete silence in Chapter 5?
(a) “It’s not real.”
(b) “I need out.”
(c) “I forgot.”
(d) “I love you.”

4. 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) “Packed.”
(b) “Empty.”
(c) “Emotional.”
(d) “Rancorous.”

5. Nelson is described in Chapter 4 as holding what position?
(a) Head of the cleaning lab.
(b) The assistant deputy.
(c) Mayor.
(d) Governor.

6. The narrator describes the second anniversary of Allison’s departure as Holston’s year of what, in Chapter 6?
(a) Cowardice.
(b) Precision.
(c) Ablation.
(d) Articulation.

7. As Holston is about to exit the airlock for his cleaning, the narrator notes that the airlock area will be scrubbed clean and ready for the next cleaning by what time in Chapter 6?
(a) The next week.
(b) Nightfall.
(c) The next morning.
(d) Noon.

8. What is Nelson dressing Holston in, in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) A pinstriped suit.
(b) A blue hazard suit.
(c) A white hazard suit.
(d) A white lab coat.

9. What part of Holston’s mind is described in Chapter 4 as being not “made for this, to be calmly ushered to a death it was perfectly aware of”?
(a) “The animal part of his mind.”
(b) “The analytical part of his mind.”
(c) “The rational part of his mind.”
(d) “The vulnerable part of his mind.”

10. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a steel reinforcing rod in concrete?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Ablation.
(c) Rebar.
(d) Bunker.

11. As Holston performs the cleaning in Chapter 6, it dawns on him, “His wife had been right.” In what way was she right?
(a) “The leaders had killed all the children.”
(b) “The computers were destroyed by aliens.”
(c) “The view from inside was a lie.”
(d) “The view from inside was the truth.”

12. On what floor of the silo is the dirt farm where Holston’s parents were sent after their deaths?
(a) The 8th floor.
(b) The 15th floor.
(c) The 5th floor.
(d) The 3rd floor.

13. 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?
(a) “Responsibility.”
(b) “Fear.”
(c) “Pity.”
(d) “Love.”

14. When Allison didn’t return after her cleaning, Holston began to consider doing what, according to the narrator in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Going out after her.
(b) Calling his mother.
(c) Remarrying.
(d) Calling her father.

15. Holston’s brain is described as being numb from lack of what in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Carbon Monoxide.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Oxygen.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Holston considers the reasoning behind the difference in how the world actually looks and how it is portrayed inside the silo in Chapter 6, he wonders, “Could someone have decided that the truth was worse than” what?

2. What word from Chapter 6 means to destroy something (especially waste material) by burning?

3. Allison tells Holston in the holding cell in Chapter 5 that she’s seen the programs they use. “The ones that make pictures on the screens that look” what?

4. What does Holston recall Allison doing after finishing her cleaning in Chapter 4?

5. Holston wonders as he is being dressed by Nelson in Chapter 4 why the others have always complied when in this position. “Holston thought maybe that people went along because” of what reason?

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