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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. When Allison indicates to Holston to come sit by her in the holding cell in Chapter 5, he considers briefly before entering that he could receive what punishment for such an action?

2. What time period is noted in the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. What does Holston recall Allison clutching as she collapsed after her cleaning in Chapter 4?

4. Allison says to Holston in Chapter 5, “There is no uprising, not really, there’s just” what?

5. What color overwhelms the surroundings of the world outside the silo when Holston exits for his cleaning in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conclusions Holston make upon taking in the surroundings of the outer world in Chapter 6?

2. Why does Allison tell Holston she will return to the silo in Chapter 5?

3. Where did Holston watch Allison’s cleaning from? What does the narrator say Allison did when she completed the cleaning in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Holston make the decision to keep on his helmet as he departs in Chapter 6?

5. What response does Holston have when Nelson asks him at the end of Chapter 4, “You okay? Anything too tight?”

6. What is Nelson’s position in the story? What does he tell Holston in the beginning of Chapter 4?

7. What does Holston note about the fear he sees in Nelson’s eyes in Chapter 4?

8. What is the setting and time frame established in the opening of Chapter 6? What is Holston doing in the beginning of the chapter?

9. What does Holston do after performing the cleaning duty in Chapter 6?

10. What instructions does Nelson give to Holston in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of the story. When does this story take place? What clues in the narrative indicate a time setting for the story? What is a “silo” and how is this setting described in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of loss in Wool. How does this theme relate to Holston? How does “loss” affect all of the inhabitants of the silo? What symbols in the novel relate to this theme?

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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