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

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

4. O'Connell states that the Chernobyl site is now effectively the largest what in all of Europe?
(a) Collection of toxic waste.
(b) Isthmus.
(c) Nature preserve.
(d) Landfill.

5. What action does O'Connell name as the one that launched him "on a course of alternate hopefulness and despair" (167)?
(a) Having a child.
(b) Finishing his degree.
(c) Buying a home.
(d) Fostering a child.

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

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

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

9. How many people attended the retreat at Alladale in total?
(a) 8.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 32.

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

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

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

13. The picture book discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" features which word to stand in for any material object?
(a) Schneed.
(b) Thneed.
(c) Parentis.
(d) Rooneed.

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

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

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

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

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

5. Which specific airport is featured in O'Connell's discussion of airports in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

(see the answer keys)

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