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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Holston and his wife had “invited into their lives” in Chapter 1?
(a) Religion.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Superstition.

2. What is described as “the only moving feature on the landscape” in Chapter 2?
(a) “The clouds.”
(b) “The birds.”
(c) “The cattle.”
(d) “The buffalo.”

3. The divisions of dormitories that Holston passes as he makes his way up the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as being shaped like what?
(a) Pie-shaped.
(b) Diamond-shaped.
(c) Box-shaped.
(d) Hexagon-shaped.

4. What were the children doing “while Holston climbed to his death” in Chapter 1?
(a) “The children were playing.”
(b) “The children were weeping.”
(c) “The children were shooting.”
(d) “The children were screaming.”

5. How many years ago was Jack Brent put to cleaning, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) 19.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Allison says in Chapter 3 that there was a revolt just about how often?

2. What is the underground structure called where the characters of Wool live?

3. What kinds of gardens are described as growing in the silo in Chapter 1?

4. Allison tells Holston in the beginning of Chapter 3 that there was more than one what?

5. The narrator says of Holston in Chapter 2, “He continued to see inevitable events from the past as” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the setting of the novel transition in Chapter 3?

2. What is an example of the use of literary repetition in Chapter 1? What purpose does this example serve?

3. What exchange takes place between Holston and Deputy Marnes in Chapter 1?

4. From what narrative point of view is the story related? Is the narrative told in the past, present, or future tense?

5. Where does the protagonist of the novel live? How is the arrangement of this setting described in Chapter 1?

6. How does Holston compare the images from the screens to the children’s books that survived the uprising in Chapter 2?

7. What theory does Holston develop for the reason the view is different in the holding room in Chapter 2?

8. What does Mayor Jahns say about the holding cell when she first arrives in Chapter 2?

9. What is the theory that Allison presents to Holston in Chapter 3?

10. How does the character of Allison relate to Holston’s objectives in the story?

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