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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Zone discussed in Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future?
(a) Exclusion.
(b) Posterity.
(c) Research.
(d) Sustainability.

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

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

4. Lister's goal for purchasing Alladale included reintroducing all but which of the following types of animals to the area?
(a) Bears.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Lynx.

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

6. 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.

7. O'Connell realized during the tour that both he and what other person were looking to exploit the Chernobyl site?
(a) Igor.
(b) Gorbachev.
(c) Dylan.
(d) Trump.

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

9. Dylan states that the amusement park in the Zone "is a hugely iconic place in terms of" (194) what?
(a) Rollerblading.
(b) Motocross.
(c) Gaming.
(d) Skateboarding.

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

11. The movement of artists discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" believe that what element has returned to humankind and has ruined our world?
(a) Hubris.
(b) Selfishness.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Arrogance.

12. Gorbachev believed that the Chernobyl disaster would create how many years of aftereffects?
(a) 800.
(b) 400.
(c) 200.
(d) 600.

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

14. 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) Trees.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Worms.

15. What does O'Connell name as the size of the location called Alladale discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) 3,000 square feet.
(b) 30,000 cubits.
(c) 20 acres.
(d) 23,000 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first name of the man called Lister, who owned the location called Alladale?

2. In what part of the world is the location called Alladale, according to O'Connell?

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

4. O'Connell spent a week at Alladale in the spring of which year?

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

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