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1 Which words best describe the silo's architecture?
Industrial and rundown

Classic and elegant

Earthen and antique

Sleek and modern
2 How does Sheriff Holston await his death sentence?
By attempting to escape by any means necessary

With grim acceptance and determination

With religious joy that he will be reunited with his wife

With confusion and indignation, as he is innocent
3 What incongruous sound accompanies Holston as he climbs to the holding cell?
Birds chirping

Children laughing

A water fountain bubbling

Chamber music
4 How is cleaning the camera an execution method?
The camera is outside the silo, and the earth's surface poisons the cleaners

The special cleaning fluids are toxic and poison the cleaners

As soon as the cleaners realize the truth, they kill themselves

The camera is high at the top of the silo, and cleaners often fall to their deaths
5 What does the screen in the cafeteria depict?
An image of the barren wasteland supposedly outside the silo, to provide a view to the outside world

CCTV footage of inside the silo, to keep citizens obedient

Nature documentaries, to remind citizens of how the earth used to be

Propaganda videos, to reinforce the official historical narrative
6 Why do the silo's residents crowd around the screen?
They constantly need to replace the dead pixels

They try to find clues that the image is computer-generated

They enjoy watching criminals be executed

They are curious about the outside world
7 How does the silo feed its residents?
They raise animals on the upper floors

They synthesize protein supplements

They send criminals to harvest food on the earth's surface

They use hydroponic farms inside the silo
8 What notable "accomplishment" marks Mayor Jahns' term in office?
No uprising occurred during her time in office

She replaced the entire police department with new recruits

She maintains the lowest birthrate in generations

She sends more people to cleaning than any of her predecessors
9 What question compels Holston to commit a crime?
"What happened to Allison's body?"

"Why do people go through with the cleaning?"

"Why does Jahns insist on population control?"

"What caused the original upsrising?"
10 What is significant about the children's books in the silo?
They are the only books with illustrations of the former world

They are read primarily by adults

They were the only books to survive the uprising

They are banned for depicting magic and fairytales
11 What memento does Holston carry around with him?
A lock of Allison's hair

The lottery ticket he and Allison won

A page from his favorite picture book

His Sheriff's badge
12 What form does Holston think he can see just beyond the hill?
A growing tree

Allison's corpse

An inhabited city

A weather tower
13 How is Mayor Jahns legalistic?
She ignores extenuating circumstances and sentences every criminal to cleaning

She was a lawyer before she became mayor

She goes over the cleaning procedure with Holston, even though he is familiar with it

She is very religious and interprets the holy texts literally
14 What does Sheriff Holston notice about the screen in the holding cell?
The image is cleaner than the one in the cafeteria

Too many pixels are dead

The scale is slightly wrong

The colors are desaturated
15 How long has Holston's family lived in the silo?
Holston cannot remember

Since Holston was born

For at least three generations

For thousands of years

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