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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. Holston’s office is described in Chapter 1 as being between the cafeteria and what?

2. Whom does Holston see picking up scattered chalk and crayons from the stained tiles at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?

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

4. How many years ago does the narrator say Donna Parkins was put to cleaning in Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does the character of Allison relate to Holston’s objectives in the story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe and discuss the outside world as seen by Holston in Chapter 6. What colors are depicted in the reading? How do these images differ from those of the view from the holding cell or the cafeteria? How does Holston respond to this imagery?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Allison in the novel. How long have Allison and Holston been married, based on your estimations from the text? What is their relationship like? When did Allison die? How did she die?

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