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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Connell name as the size of the location called Alladale discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) 30,000 cubits.
(b) 23,000 acres.
(c) 3,000 square feet.
(d) 20 acres.

2. In what decade of life was Anthony at the time he fetched O'Connell from the airport near his home?
(a) 50s.
(b) 20s.
(c) 30s.
(d) 40s.

3. O'Connell states at the end of Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" that "from the Native point of view," what "was in any case a matter of historical record" (131)?
(a) A pandemic.
(b) Assimilation.
(c) The apocalypse.
(d) Genocide.

4. O'Connell classifies the Zone's most recognizable landmark as a "symbol of a decayed" (193) what?
(a) Future.
(b) Past.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Civilization.

5. What type of landmark is Mount Eden, the location to which Anthony took O'Connell immediately upon picking him up at the airport?
(a) A historic landmark.
(b) A nature reserve.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A toxic waste site.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of artist was the man who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?

2. What major life event was Dylan going through at the time of the trip to the Zone?

3. How many days in total did O'Connell spend in Auckland, New Zealand?

4. When Chapter 5: Off-World Colony begins, O'Connell discusses an episode of which television show?

5. For what purpose did Caroline plan to use the seeds in the wooden box if the need arose?

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