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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word in Chapter 3 refers to the state of being barred from one’s native country?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Retrieval.
(c) Exile.
(d) Genocide.

2. 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) Hexagon-shaped.
(c) Box-shaped.
(d) Pie-shaped.

3. Whom does the mayor say will be at the desk all night and for Holston to contact him if he changes his mind about the meal in Chapter 2?
(a) Chief Conner.
(b) Deputy Nelson.
(c) Mayor Clarke.
(d) Deputy Marnes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the deputy that greets Holston in his office in Chapter 1?

2. What word from Chapter 1 means to oscillate or move rhythmically and steadily to and fro?

3. What word from Chapter 2 means not important or significant?

4. How is the staircase that Holston is climbing described in Chapter 1?

5. How many years has it been since someone’s been sent to cleaning in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory does Holston develop for the reason the view is different in the holding room in Chapter 2?

2. What is the theory that Allison presents to Holston in Chapter 3?

3. What is the significance of the lottery ticket that Holston is said to always carry with him in Chapter 1?

4. How is the act of “cleaning” defined in the novel?

5. What does Mayor Jahns say about the holding cell when she first arrives in Chapter 2?

6. What does Holston notice about the view from the holding room in the beginning of Chapter 2?

7. What is an example of the use of literary repetition in Chapter 1? What purpose does this example serve?

8. What is the principle setting of Wool? In what time period does the story take place?

9. What does Allison initially point out to Holston in the beginning of Chapter 3?

10. How is Holston said to relate to his memories of childhood in Chapter 1?

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