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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Igor tells the tour group that if anyone of what type gets hurt at the Zone, there will be no more tours?
(a) Americans.
(b) Europeans.
(c) Ukranians.
(d) Children.

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

5. O'Connell describes the sight of the decrepit amusement park as "one of" what "in wretched decay" (195)?
(a) Modernity.
(b) Piety.
(c) Hedonism.
(d) Youth.

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

7. What is the last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?
(a) Stewart.
(b) Miller.
(c) Ross.
(d) Cowart.

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

9. At the time of the trip, Dylan had relocated to which city several years before?
(a) San Jose.
(b) Orlando.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

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

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

12. What kind of feeling did O'Connell's friend report experiencing while looking at a graph about consumption?
(a) Sinking.
(b) Swooning.
(c) Plunging.
(d) Flying.

13. O'Connell classifies the Zone's most recognizable landmark as a "symbol of a decayed" (193) what?
(a) Future.
(b) Past.
(c) Utopia.
(d) Civilization.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which term, meaning self-settlers, do Ukranians use to designate the remaining permanent residents of the Zone?

2. The region referred to as the Zone was once home to how many thousands of Soviet citizens?

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

4. For what purpose did Caroline plan to use the seeds in the wooden box if the need arose?

5. The theory discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" revolves around "three circles of" (179) what?

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