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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. How many cameras are described atop the tower of the silo in Chapter 6?
2. Allison tells Holston in Chapter 5, “There could be people outside… They could be” doing what?
3. What word from Chapter 5 refers to a mathematical determination of the number of something?
4. 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?
5. Allison tells Holston that once she is released for the cleaning the next day, she will return for what, in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Holston do after performing the cleaning duty in Chapter 6?
2. Where did Holston watch Allison’s cleaning from? What does the narrator say Allison did when she completed the cleaning in Chapter 4?
3. How are Holston’s memories of the second anniversary of Allison’s departure described in Chapter 6?
4. Whom does Allison believe to be responsible for keeping secrets in Chapter 5?
5. How is Allison’s death described in Chapter 4?
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 does Allison initially say to Holston when she begins to talk in the holding cell in Chapter 5?
8. What conclusions Holston make upon taking in the surroundings of the outer world in Chapter 6?
9. What surroundings does Holston find himself after exiting the silo in Chapter 6?
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
The Meaning of Appearances in Wool
a. Throughout Wool, there are clear discrepancies between what is real and what is portrayed as reality. Why do these discrepancies exist? What does Allison discover about these appearances?
b. Discuss the ending of the novel. What does Holston’s discovery mean in regard to Allison’s theories of the silo and its history?
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 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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