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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. For what purpose did Caroline plan to use the seeds in the wooden box if the need arose?
(a) Pain-reliever.
(b) Anesthetic.
(c) Diuretic.
(d) Suicide.

2. People from what area of the world appear to be buying up large swaths of land in New Zealand?
(a) Silicon Valley.
(b) The Midwestern United States.
(c) Egypt.
(d) The Bermuda Triangle.

3. The graph discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" depicts measurements of what type of consumption?
(a) Resource consumption.
(b) Natural gas consumption.
(c) Water consumption.
(d) Food consumption.

4. Which element of the amusement park located in the Zone is said to harbor moss that is "among the most toxic substances" (193) on the park grounds?
(a) Bumper cars.
(b) Slide.
(c) Roller coaster.
(d) Swings.

5. The region referred to as the Zone was once home to how many thousands of Soviet citizens?
(a) 80.
(b) 20.
(c) 120.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which friend of O'Connell's was the one who discussed a particular graph measuring consumption?

2. What kind of feeling did O'Connell's friend report experiencing while looking at a graph about consumption?

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)?

4. One of the companies in Texas that sells apocalyptic dwellings is called Trident what?

5. For how many days did O'Connell and Dylan remain in the Zone during their trip?

(see the answer key)

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