1. O'Connell realized during the tour that both he and what other person were looking to exploit the Chernobyl site?
(a) Dylan.
(b) Igor.
(c) Gorbachev.
(d) Trump.

2. Dylan states that the amusement park in the Zone "is a hugely iconic place in terms of" (194) what?
(a) Gaming.
(b) Rollerblading.
(c) Skateboarding.
(d) Motocross.

3. What is NOT a quality O'Connell attributes to the old man he saw dancing while stopped at a red light in Glendale?
(a) A beard.
(b) An earring.
(c) A pair of headphones.
(d) Long hair.

4. Igor tells the tour group that if anyone of what type gets hurt at the Zone, there will be no more tours?
(a) Americans.
(b) Ukranians.
(c) Children.
(d) Europeans.

5. In Chapter 6: "Under the Hide," O'Connell discusses at length a character called the Lorax, who states that he "speak[s] for the" (132) what?
(a) Worms.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Birds.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell links the boy and the old man described in Chapter 5: "Off-World Colony" and imagines that there is "some vast collective of lone" what kind of "dancers" (131)?

2. O'Connell spent a week at Alladale in the spring of which year?

3. Participants in the Ghost Dance are said to have believed that their dancing would hasten which event?

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

5. O'Connell describes the sight of the decrepit amusement park as "one of" what "in wretched decay" (195)?

(see the answer key)

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