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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Americans.
(c) Europeans.
(d) Ukranians.

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

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

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

5. What kind of "revelation" (162) does O'Connell call the epiphany he had in the airport?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Human.
(c) Concise.
(d) Banana.

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

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

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

9. Igor told O'Connell that he and his wife had how many children together?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

10. 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) Arrogance.
(d) Capitalism.

11. What is the name of the artist who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?
(a) Bob Fosse.
(b) Dr. Seuss.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Paul Thomas Anderson.

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

13. 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) Use the restroom.
(d) Wait.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many thousands of visitors did the Zone attract during the year 2016?

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

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

5. O'Connell states that the most striking photographs he took during his visit to the Zone featured what type of store?

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