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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the underground structure called where the characters of Wool live?

2. Of Holston, the narrator says in Chapter 2, “He pretended not to care, to be disinterested in” what?

3. The narrator says in the beginning of Chapter 2 that the “view from the holding cell wasn’t as” what as “it had been in the cafeteria”?

4. What is Holston’s position of employment in the novel?

5. What does Allison suggest someone did during the “great uprising—the only one we’ve known about till now” in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What exchange takes place between Holston and Deputy Marnes in Chapter 1?

3. How does the setting of the novel transition in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

7. What is one example the use of simile in Chapter 1? What purpose does this example serve?

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

9. What is the protagonist doing when he is first introduced in Chapter 1?

10. What sounds are described in the beginning of Chapter 1? What tone do these sounds set for the narrative?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the narrative point of view established in the first chapter of Wool. Is the story related from first, second, or third person? Is the narrator’s perspective limited or omniscient? Is the story told in the present or past tense? What are the effects of these choices on the reader? Does the narrative point of view change in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of “truth” in Wool. How do Allison and Holston feel about the importance of truth? What does Allison feel the truth is more important than? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Plot Structure

a. Discuss the plot structure of Wool. In what ways is the narrative related and what effects does this have on the reader?

b. How does Wool compare with other novels written during this time period? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in Howey’s writing?

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