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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. By Sunday evening, how many tons of boron and sand had General Antoshkin's pilots been able to dump into Unit Four?

2. How old was Efim Slavsky when he was asked to resign as the leader of the Sredmash?

3. How many rems did Tarakanov collect after 2 weeks inside his command post and several trips to the rooftops?

4. By the end of the week, how many did the New York Post say had died in Ukraine from unconfirmed reports?

5. On Wednesday evening, how many people did Radio Msocow admit had died and been hospitalized?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the Ukrainian Minsitry of Health wish to cancel the May Day parade in Kiev, and why was it not canceled?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 16, how are General Tarakanov's men dressed to work on the roof above Unit Three?

5. What were the charages against Viktor Brukhanov and the other five men who stood accused of causing the disaster at the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station?

6. What happened when Brukhanov took time off to visit his wife and son in the Crimea?

7. What did Maria Protsenko finally learn about the possibility of returning to Pripyat?

8. Why did Alexander Meshkov conclude that the accident was due to operator error?

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

10. When did Mikhail Gorbachev finally address the explosion at Chernobyl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brukhanov and five other men were tried for their role in the nuclear disaster. Was their trial just or unjust?

Essay Topic 2

Higginbotham provides background information about events leading to the Chernobyl disaster. How does Higginbotham present background information? Why are backstories important in Midnight in Chernobyl?

Essay Topic 3

Chernobyl power station used RBMK reactors. Why and how did design flaws in the RBMK lead to the catastrophe?

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