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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. The narrator states in Chapter 4 that “the silo with hits great screens showing the outside world was usually” in what state during cleanings?
2. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a steel reinforcing rod in concrete?
3. As Holston considers the reasoning behind the difference in how the world actually looks and how it is portrayed inside the silo in Chapter 6, he wonders, “Could someone have decided that the truth was worse than” what?
4. Holston is described in Chapter 6 as “alone in the airlock, wearing a cleaning suit, full of doubts and” what?
5. What word from Chapter 6 means to destroy something (especially waste material) by burning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What surroundings does Holston find himself after exiting the silo in Chapter 6?
2. What does Holston find in the cafeteria in the beginning of Chapter 5?
3. How are Holston’s memories of the second anniversary of Allison’s departure described in Chapter 6?
4. Why does Holston make the decision to keep on his helmet as he departs in Chapter 6?
5. How is Holston’s behavior outside of the holding cell described in Chapter 5?
6. What is the setting and time frame established in the opening of Chapter 6? What is Holston doing in the beginning of the chapter?
7. What response does Holston have when Nelson asks him at the end of Chapter 4, “You okay? Anything too tight?”
8. What is the setting and time frame of Chapter 5? What is Holston doing in the opening of the chapter?
9. Why does Allison tell Holston she will return to the silo in Chapter 5?
10. What conclusions Holston make upon taking in the surroundings of the outer world in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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