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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 brain is described as being numb from lack of what in the beginning of Chapter 4?
2. What kind of gas is pumped into the airlock after the warning horn in Chapter 6?
3. Allison tells Holston in Chapter 5 that “every uprising took place because of this doubt, this feeling, that we’re” what?
4. Where does Holston arrive in a sprint in the opening of Chapter 5?
5. What time period is noted in the beginning of Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe Holston’s emotional state in the end of Chapter 6?
2. What response does Holston have when Nelson asks him at the end of Chapter 4, “You okay? Anything too tight?”
3. What changes take place in the airlock as the time nears for Holston’s departure in Chapter 6?
4. What is the setting in the opening of Chapter 4? What state is Holston in at the beginning of the chapter?
5. What “forbidden words” does Allison say in Chapter 5? How does Holston respond?
6. What does Holston recall of Allison’s preparations to depart for her cleaning in Chapter 4?
7. What is Nelson’s position in the story? What does he tell Holston in the beginning of Chapter 4?
8. Why does Allison tell Holston she will return to the silo in Chapter 5?
9. What does Holston find in the cafeteria in the beginning of Chapter 5?
10. What does Allison initially say to Holston when she begins to talk in the holding cell in Chapter 5?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Nelson in the narrative. What does the author reveal about Nelson’s history in Chapter 4? How well do Holston and Nelson know one another? How would you characterize their relationship?
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