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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. What does “IT” stand for in Chapter 3?

2. What word in Chapter 3 refers to the state of being barred from one’s native country?

3. What are described in Chapter 2 as “the only books to survive the uprising”?

4. What does Holston say Marnes’s title is in the end of Chapter 2?

5. What is the mayor wearing when she appears at the holding cell in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What sounds are described in the beginning of Chapter 1? What tone do these sounds set for the narrative?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of the “self-fulfilling prophesy.” How is this idiom used as a theme in Wool? In what ways is Holston’s future laid out by his choices in Chapter 3? How do Allison’s actions result in a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of the holding cell and the screens in this room. How does the view from the screen in the holding cell differ from the view in the lounge or cafeteria? Why does Holston surmise this difference exists in Chapter 2? Do you think Holston’s theories are correct?

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