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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 mayor wearing when she appears at the holding cell in Chapter 2?

2. 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”?

3. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening?

4. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a person who betrays a friend, country, or principle?

5. Holston is described in Chapter 1 as being determined to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. From what narrative point of view is the story related? Is the narrative told in the past, present, or future tense?

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

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

4. What “traitorous” notion does Allison present as a reason for the servers being wiped in Chapter 3?

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

6. What thoughts does Holston have regarding the pixels in Chapter 2?

7. What superstitions from his past does Holston recall in Chapter 1?

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

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

10. How is Mayor Jahns’s demeanor described when she meets with Holston in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of responsibility in Wool. How does this theme reveal itself through Holston’s conversation with Mayor Jahns? What symbolism is related to the theme of responsibility? How does this theme relate to the ending of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the theme of betrayal of the established order in Wool. How is this theme manifested through the character of Allison? How do Allison and Holston differ in their views of “established order”? How does is this theme represented in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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