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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 did Holston and his wife hang over their bed to increase fertility?

2. What is described in the center of each step as the items that “once gave the treads their grip” in Chapter 1?

3. What does the narrator say Holston and his wife had “invited into their lives” in Chapter 1?

4. What word does Allison use in Chapter 3 to describe her supposition intended to the explain past events?

5. Holston thinks to himself in Chapter 2, “Tomorrow will be my” what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Holston compare the images from the screens to the children’s books that survived the uprising in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. What theory does Holston reach about the wiped servers in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the tone and mood of Wool as established in the beginning of the novel. How are the tone and mood established in the opening lines of the first chapter? Why does the author choose to juxtapose the sounds of happy children with Holston’s march toward his death? What effect does this have?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the concept of “cleaning” in the Wool Series. How is “cleaning” defined by the author? What specific actions are involved in the process of cleaning? What other implications also go along with this term in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Love and Loss in Wool

a. Discuss Holston’s relationship with his wife, Allison. How close was their relationship? What were the main conflicts within their marriage?

b. In what ways does Holston’s grief over the loss of his wife drive his actions in the story? What do you think is the singular event that sets off the subsequent events in the story?

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