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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. How old was O'Connell's son at the time of the events described in Chapter 1: Tribulations?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. What word or phrase has continued to be googled more and more often over time, according to O'Connell?
(a) Meme.
(b) Climate change.
(c) Help.
(d) Looming crisis.

3. Caroline described a wooden box in which she kept how many seeds from a particular tree?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

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

5. What adjective does O'Connell use to describe the effect of the online discourse on reality?
(a) Burrowing.
(b) Streamlining.
(c) Burning.
(d) Flattening.

Short Answer Questions

1. The picture book discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" features which word to stand in for any material object?

2. What kind of emaciated animal was featured in the video O'Connell describes?

3. What is the purpose of the Zone discussed in Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future?

4. Caroline lives on a house boat along which river, according to O'Connell?

5. What is the last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?

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