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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. In Texas alone, there are how many purveyors of luxury apocalyptic dwellings?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What kind of landmark is the site described as "the most recognizable landmark" (193) within the Zone?
(a) A prison.
(b) A church.
(c) A rail station.
(d) A ferris wheel.

3. Lister's goal for purchasing Alladale included reintroducing all but which of the following types of animals to the area?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Bears.
(c) Lynx.
(d) Snakes.

4. One-third of the people along on O'Connell's tour of the Zone hailed from which country?
(a) Sweden.
(b) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) Poland.

5. O'Connell discovered that the Mars Society believed that humankind was taking what action in relation to the end of the world?
(a) Warping it.
(b) Hastening it.
(c) Ignoring it.
(d) Minimizing it.

Short Answer Questions

1. People from what area of the world appear to be buying up large swaths of land in New Zealand?

2. Upon seeing an old man dancing in Glendale, O'Connell thinks about a boy he had seen dancing by the river in which state?

3. O'Connell discusses seeing a man performing what action on the street corner as he took no notice of anyone around him?

4. What does O'Connell name as the size of the location called Alladale discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

5. In what decade of life was Anthony at the time he fetched O'Connell from the airport near his home?

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