1 Which words best describe the silo's architecture? Industrial and rundown Sleek and modern Earthen and antique Classic and elegant 2 How does Sheriff Holston await his death sentence? With grim acceptance and determination With religious joy that he will be reunited with his wife By attempting to escape by any means necessary With confusion and indignation, as he is innocent 3 What incongruous sound accompanies Holston as he climbs to the holding cell? A water fountain bubbling Children laughing Birds chirping Chamber music 4 How is cleaning the camera an execution method? The camera is high at the top of the silo, and cleaners often fall to their deaths The camera is outside the silo, and the earth's surface poisons the cleaners As soon as the cleaners realize the truth, they kill themselves The special cleaning fluids are toxic and poison the cleaners 5 What does the screen in the cafeteria depict? Nature documentaries, to remind citizens of how the earth used to be 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 Propaganda videos, to reinforce the official historical narrative 6 Why do the silo's residents crowd around the screen? They try to find clues that the image is computer-generated They are curious about the outside world They enjoy watching criminals be executed They constantly need to replace the dead pixels 7 How does the silo feed its residents? They synthesize protein supplements They use hydroponic farms inside the silo They send criminals to harvest food on the earth's surface They raise animals on the upper floors 8 What notable "accomplishment" marks Mayor Jahns' term in office? She replaced the entire police department with new recruits No uprising occurred during her time in office She sends more people to cleaning than any of her predecessors She maintains the lowest birthrate in generations 9 What question compels Holston to commit a crime? "What happened to Allison's body?" "Why do people go through with the cleaning?" "What caused the original upsrising?" "Why does Jahns insist on population control?" 10 What is significant about the children's books in the silo? They are banned for depicting magic and fairytales They were the only books to survive the uprising They are the only books with illustrations of the former world They are read primarily by adults 11 What memento does Holston carry around with him? A page from his favorite picture book His Sheriff's badge A lock of Allison's hair The lottery ticket he and Allison won 12 What form does Holston think he can see just beyond the hill? A growing tree Allison's corpse A weather tower An inhabited city 13 How is Mayor Jahns legalistic? She goes over the cleaning procedure with Holston, even though he is familiar with it She ignores extenuating circumstances and sentences every criminal to cleaning She was a lawyer before she became mayor She is very religious and interprets the holy texts literally 14 What does Sheriff Holston notice about the screen in the holding cell? The scale is slightly wrong Too many pixels are dead The image is cleaner than the one in the cafeteria The colors are desaturated 15 How long has Holston's family lived in the silo? For thousands of years Since Holston was born For at least three generations Holston cannot remember
