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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In September, what became the official death toll of the nuclear accident?
(a) 31.
(b) 67.
(c) 46.
(d) 58.

2. On June 5, how long did Gorbachev give Slavsky and his men to complete the sarcophagus around Unit Four?
(a) 3 years.
(b) Until September.
(c) Until November.
(d) 2 years.

3. What hours was Colonel Lubomir Mimka working in Chapter 11?
(a) 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
(c) 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
(d) 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

4. By November, how many tons of uranium from the reactor core was still missing?
(a) 165.
(b) 170.
(c) 180.
(d) 155.

5. When did Gorbachev finally appear on TV to address the nuclear accident in public?
(a) May 21.
(b) May 14.
(c) May 19.
(d) May 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. When citizens were removed from Pripyat, how many small towns or villages were used to take them in?

2. How long could it take for transplanted bone marrow to become sufficiently well established in patients to begin producing blood components?

3. How many days did Vladimir Usatenko spend inside the zone at Chernobyl?

4. When did the radioactive releases from the reactor suddenly increase and double from 3 million to 6 million curies?

5. How many missions did Vladimir Usatenko complete inside Units Three and Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were hundreds of tons of material dropped into the burning reactor every day in Chapter 11?

2. What was the timetable for building a sarcophagus to entomb Reactor Number Four?

3. By 2 p.m. on Sunday, what did Swedish authorities conclude?

4. What was the problem with discovering what happened to the 180 tons of nuclear fuel from Unit Four?

5. What was the process of a bone marrow donation and transplant for the Toptunovas?

6. In Chapter 11, what was a mysterious black carpet found in the banquet hall of the Hotel Polesia?

7. What debate was there regarding how much rem workers cleaning up at Chernobyl could be exposed to?

8. Where did Svetlanta Kirichenko and other members of the Pripyat city council set up an office?

9. What invisible cloud of radiation came from the core and spread on the winds?

10. What did Regan say about the lack of information from the Soviets regarding the nuclear accident at Chernobyl?

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