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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. Around the time depicted in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, the United States and which country were at odds around nuclear weapons?
(a) Iran.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Russia.
(d) North Korea.

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

3. Which specific airport is featured in O'Connell's discussion of airports in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) Heathrow.
(b) Stapleton.
(c) O'Hare.
(d) JFK.

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) Roller coaster.
(b) Bumper cars.
(c) Swings.
(d) Slide.

5. O'Connell discusses seeing a man performing what action on the street corner as he took no notice of anyone around him?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Juggling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Toward the end of the retreat described in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" each participant spends how many consecutive hours alone in the forest?

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

3. What is the name of the artist who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?

4. At the time of O'Connell's visit to the Zone, how many years before had the Chernobyl disaster occurred?

5. How many other tour groups did O'Connell's group encounter during the visit to the Zone?

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