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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. Caroline told O'Connell that in the end, the element that allows survival "is and always will be" (159) what?
(a) Desire.
(b) Community.
(c) Tenacity.
(d) Health.

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

3. What does the letter R stand for in the acronym WROL?
(a) Ratio.
(b) Radius.
(c) Regression.
(d) Rule.

4. The Lorax and his story has led to many bedtime conversations between O'Connell and his son about which topic?
(a) The nature of consumer desire.
(b) The nature of racism.
(c) The nature of obsession.
(d) The nature of exclusivity.

5. How many theories does O'Connell have about the correlation between doomsday preppers and their sunglasses?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 0.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell acknowledges in Chapter 1: Tribulations that which of his own actions hastens the end of the world?

2. O'Connell recalls looking at what type of object over his son's head while also watching television with him?

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

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

5. What does the Spanish word vivos mean in English?

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