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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 did Gorbachev finally appear on TV to address the nuclear accident in public?

2. When did Brukhanov submit a request to take time off to visit his son and his wife?

3. From how many designs would the design for the Sarcophagus project be chosen?

4. What was the cost of building the Sarcophagus per day?

5. When was the Mammoth beam finally lowered into place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. On July 25, how were busloads of Pripyat evacuees allowed to reclaim items from their apartments?

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

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

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

6. 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?

7. What did U.S. intelligence know about the events at the Chernobyl plant in Chapter 12?

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

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

10. What were the verdicts in the trial of Viktor Brukhanov and the five men tried with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does Higginbotham use imagery to help readers imagine the disaster and the events he relates in Midnight at Chernobyl?

Essay Topic 2

Although Gorbachov’s policy of glasnost was designed to provide more openness in reporting information, the Soviets frequently distorted the truth. How was propaganda used to place the Soviets in the best possible light when discussing the accident?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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