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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole describes O'Connell's arrival in what location?
(a) Auckland.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Perth.

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

3. O'Connell discusses a piece of what type of media that went viral around the time he went to visit an apocalyptic compound?
(a) A cassette tape.
(b) A journal entry.
(c) A photograph.
(d) A painting.

4. Upon seeing an old man dancing in Glendale, O'Connell thinks about a boy he had seen dancing by the river in which state?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Alabama.
(d) South Dakota.

5. What primary emotion did O'Connell feel when he watched the video of the emaciated animal?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Trepidation.
(d) Regret.

6. The founder of the American Redoubt movement estimated that the average family in the United States had enough food to last for how long?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

7. In Texas alone, there are how many purveyors of luxury apocalyptic dwellings?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

8. When Chapter 5: Off-World Colony begins, O'Connell discusses an episode of which television show?
(a) Mars.
(b) Pluto.
(c) Venus.
(d) Jupiter.

9. What group of people uses the term "bug-out bag" (19)?
(a) Preppers.
(b) Artists.
(c) Vegans.
(d) Entymologists.

10. How many practical guidebooks about preparing for the end of the world did O'Connell read during his long period of study?
(a) None.
(b) A handful.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Scores.

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

12. The founder of the American Redoubt movement wrote what kind of publication?
(a) A bill.
(b) A manifesto.
(c) A pamphlet.
(d) A book.

13. O'Connell discusses a piece of media called Doomsday Preppers. What was it?
(a) A book.
(b) A movie.
(c) A video game.
(d) A television show.

14. People from what area of the world appear to be buying up large swaths of land in New Zealand?
(a) Silicon Valley.
(b) The Midwestern United States.
(c) Egypt.
(d) The Bermuda Triangle.

15. What is the last name of the man named James Wesley who founded a movement called American Redoubt?
(a) Rawles.
(b) Miller.
(c) Jones.
(d) Dawes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chapter 1: Tribulations opens, O'Connell describes watching what type of television show with his son?

2. What type of landmark is Mount Eden, the location to which Anthony took O'Connell immediately upon picking him up at the airport?

3. Which family member told O'Connell all about the nuclear conflict between Russia and the United States?

4. What is the last name of O'Connell's friend Anthony?

5. O'Connell claims that doomsday preppers and their actions are completely devoid of which human element?

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