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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 divisions of dormitories that Holston passes as he makes his way up the staircase in Chapter 1 are described as being shaped like what?

2. What does Holston carry with him everywhere, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

3. Of Holston, the narrator says in Chapter 2, “He pretended not to care, to be disinterested in” what?

4. Holston is described in Chapter 1 as being determined to do what?

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to a road or path forming a route between two places?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory does Holston reach about the wiped servers in Chapter 3?

2. How is the act of “cleaning” defined in the novel?

3. What thoughts does Holston have regarding the pixels in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

7. What is one example the use of simile in Chapter 1? What purpose does this example serve?

8. What setting is described at the top of the stairs in Chapter 1?

9. How is Holston said to relate to his memories of childhood in Chapter 1?

10. What is the protagonist doing when he is first introduced in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe history of revolts discovered by Allison in her research. How frequently did the earlier revolts occur? When did the revolts stop? What are the implications of the end of the revolts?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the outside world as seen by Holston in Chapter 6. What colors are depicted in the reading? How do these images differ from those of the view from the holding cell or the cafeteria? How does Holston respond to this imagery?

Essay Topic 3

Love and Loss in Wool

a. Discuss Holston’s relationship with his wife, Allison. How close was their relationship? What were the main conflicts within their marriage?

b. In what ways does Holston’s grief over the loss of his wife drive his actions in the story? What do you think is the singular event that sets off the subsequent events in the story?

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