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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 is Nelson dressing Holston in, in the beginning of Chapter 4?
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. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a steel reinforcing rod in concrete?
5. What word from Chapter 6 means to destroy something (especially waste material) by burning?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Holston’s behavior outside of the holding cell described in Chapter 5?
2. How are Holston’s memories of the second anniversary of Allison’s departure described in Chapter 6?
3. What surroundings does Holston find himself after exiting the silo in Chapter 6?
4. What response does Holston have when Nelson asks him at the end of Chapter 4, “You okay? Anything too tight?”
5. What is the setting in the opening of Chapter 4? What state is Holston in at the beginning of the chapter?
6. What is Nelson’s position in the story? What does he tell Holston in the beginning of Chapter 4?
7. How is Allison’s death described in Chapter 4?
8. Where did Holston watch Allison’s cleaning from? What does the narrator say Allison did when she completed the cleaning in Chapter 4?
9. What does Holston recall of Allison’s preparations to depart for her cleaning in Chapter 4?
10. Why does Holston make the decision to keep on his helmet as he departs in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Plot Structure
a. Discuss the plot structure of Wool. In what ways is the narrative related and what effects does this have on the reader?
b. How does Wool compare with other novels written during this time period? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in Howey’s writing?
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
Discuss the exchange between Holston and Mayor Jahns in Chapter 2. Based on this conversation, what can you surmise of the relationship between these characters? How long have they known one another? What is their past like?
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