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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When O'Connell and Dylan took a trip to the Zone, how many permanent residents lived in the Zone?
(a) 4.
(b) 890.
(c) 140.
(d) 55.

2. For how many years had Igor worked as a tour guide in the Zone by the time of O'Connell's arrival?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 24.

3. How many hours did the drive from Kiev to the Zone take?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

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

5. O'Connell states that the most striking photographs he took during his visit to the Zone featured what type of store?
(a) Book.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Pet.
(d) Shoe.

6. From which country did the monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh originally hail?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) Malaysia.
(c) France.
(d) The Philippines.

7. Which of the following terms does O'Connell apply to himself?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Humanist.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Communist.

8. In what type of vehicle were the participants in the tour of the Zone picked up by Igor?
(a) A flatbed truck.
(b) A school bus.
(c) A minibus.
(d) A pickup truck.

9. What major life event was Dylan going through at the time of the trip to the Zone?
(a) Illness.
(b) Courtship.
(c) Career change.
(d) Divorce.

10. O'Connell describes arriving at the conclusion that which island was a metaphor for all of earth in the modern age?
(a) San Juan Island.
(b) Three-Mile Island.
(c) Fire Island.
(d) Easter Island.

11. From what type of tree were the seeds discussed by Caroline in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) Yew.
(b) Aspen.
(c) Birch.
(d) Maple.

12. O'Connell went on a trip to the Zone with a man named Dylan, who was related to O'Connell in what way?
(a) Friend.
(b) Brother.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousin.

13. Which friend of O'Connell's was the one who discussed a particular graph measuring consumption?
(a) John.
(b) Thich.
(c) Andres.
(d) Caroline.

14. One-third of the people along on O'Connell's tour of the Zone hailed from which country?
(a) Sweden.
(b) The United States.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Caroline told O'Connell that in the end, the element that allows survival "is and always will be" (159) what?

2. The movement of artists discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" believe that what element has returned to humankind and has ruined our world?

3. Who developed a theory concerning three different circles?

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

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

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