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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. O'Connell states that the only freedom one has in an airport is the freedom to take which action?
(a) Use the restroom.
(b) Make purchases.
(c) Eat food.
(d) Wait.

2. 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) Birds.
(b) Worms.
(c) Trees.
(d) Clouds.

3. For how many days did O'Connell and Dylan remain in the Zone during their trip?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 14.
(d) 2.

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

5. What new quality does O'Connell ascribe to the modern version of the apocalypse?
(a) Tenuousness.
(b) Exciting.
(c) Slowness.
(d) Rapidity.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Connell states that the most striking photographs he took during his visit to the Zone featured what type of store?

2. Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future discusses a place called the Zone in which country?

3. How does O'Connell describe Caroline's position?

4. In Chapter 2: Preparations, O'Connell recalls a period of time when he often muttered which word to himself throughout each day?

5. Which specific airport is featured in O'Connell's discussion of airports in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

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