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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The region referred to as the Zone was once home to how many thousands of Soviet citizens?
(a) 80.
(b) 120.
(c) 20.
(d) 40.

2. O'Connell discusses going to what type of location called Alladale?
(a) A planetarium.
(b) A reservoir.
(c) A wilderness reserve.
(d) A fish ladder.

3. Who developed a theory concerning three different circles?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Thich Nhat Hanh.
(c) Plato.
(d) Pythagoreas.

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

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

6. The theory discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" revolves around "three circles of" (179) what?
(a) Money.
(b) Politics.
(c) Care.
(d) Health.

7. How many months after the Alladale retreat did O'Connell take a trip to the Zone?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. What kind of landmark is the site described as "the most recognizable landmark" (193) within the Zone?
(a) A prison.
(b) A rail station.
(c) A ferris wheel.
(d) A church.

9. What kind of artist was the man who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?
(a) A painter.
(b) A writer.
(c) A choreographer.
(d) A film director.

10. At the time of O'Connell's visit to the Zone, how many years before had the Chernobyl disaster occurred?
(a) 42.
(b) 31.
(c) 51.
(d) 22.

11. Caroline told O'Connell that in the end, the element that allows survival "is and always will be" (159) what?
(a) Community.
(b) Tenacity.
(c) Desire.
(d) Health.

12. What is the first name of the man called Lister, who owned the location called Alladale?
(a) Jeff.
(b) Paul.
(c) Cillian.
(d) James.

13. Caroline lives on a house boat along which river, according to O'Connell?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The Snake.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Rhine.

14. In what month of the year was the amusement park scheduled to open, according to O'Connell?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) January.
(d) November.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which element of the amusement park located in the Zone is said to harbor moss that is "among the most toxic substances" (193) on the park grounds?

2. Near the end of Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place," O'Connell states that "meditation upon" what topic "became a mainstay of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art and literature" (213)?

3. What does O'Connell name as the size of the location called Alladale discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

4. The graph discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" depicts measurements of what type of consumption?

5. When O'Connell and Dylan took a trip to the Zone, how many permanent residents lived in the Zone?

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