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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 kind of gas is pumped into the airlock after the warning horn in Chapter 6?
2. As Holston is about to exit the airlock for his cleaning, the narrator notes that the airlock area will be scrubbed clean and ready for the next cleaning by what time in Chapter 6?
3. As Holston performs the cleaning of the silo cameras in Chapter 6, the narrator notes that “it wasn’t the feeling of betrayal that guided the wool in his hand in small circular motions. It was” what?
4. After Allison finished her cleaning, Holston recalls her walking toward what before collapsing?
5. What does Holston grab above him in order to pull himself to a standing position as Nelson dresses him in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the setting and time frame established in the opening of Chapter 6? What is Holston doing in the beginning of the chapter?
2. What does Holston do after performing the cleaning duty in Chapter 6?
3. What conclusions Holston make upon taking in the surroundings of the outer world in Chapter 6?
4. What does Holston recall of Allison’s preparations to depart for her cleaning in Chapter 4?
5. What does Allison initially say to Holston when she begins to talk in the holding cell in Chapter 5?
6. How is Allison’s death described in Chapter 4?
7. What does Holston find in the cafeteria in the beginning of Chapter 5?
8. How is Holston’s behavior outside of the holding cell described in Chapter 5?
9. Where did Holston watch Allison’s cleaning from? What does the narrator say Allison did when she completed the cleaning in Chapter 4?
10. What response does Holston have when Nelson asks him at the end of Chapter 4, “You okay? Anything too tight?”
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of loss in Wool. How does this theme relate to Holston? How does “loss” affect all of the inhabitants of the silo? What symbols in the novel relate to this theme?
Essay Topic 2
Define the elements of plot structure, including: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. Where in the narrative does the exposition transition to the rising action? Where does the climax take place? How would you describe the falling action and denouement of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Deputy Marnes in Wool. How old is Deputy Marnes? How well does Marnes know Holston? How would you characterize their relationship?
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