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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Luxury Survival, Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole, and Chapter 5: Off-World Colony.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last name of O'Connell's friend Anthony?
(a) Michaels.
(b) Boyd.
(c) Byrts.
(d) Miller.

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

3. To what location did Mark O'Connell travel when he visited a famous set of hills, as described in Chapter 3: Luxury Survival?
(a) Niagara Falls.
(b) The Black Hills.
(c) The Mojave Desert.
(d) The Bermuda Triangle.

4. 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.

5. How many days in total did O'Connell spend in Auckland, New Zealand?
(a) 30.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which annual gathering of the Mars Society did O'Connell attend in Los Angeles?

2. In what year did Doomsday Preppers emerge onto the cultural scene?

3. What is the first name of Vicino, the man O'Connell calls a real estate magnate for the end of days?

4. Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole describes O'Connell's arrival in what location?

5. How many theories does O'Connell have about the correlation between doomsday preppers and their sunglasses?

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