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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many other tour groups did O'Connell's group encounter during the visit to the Zone?
(a) 1 or 2.
(b) 8 or 9.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 0.

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

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

4. 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) Selfishness.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Arrogance.
(d) Hubris.

5. 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?
(a) Slide.
(b) Bumper cars.
(c) Roller coaster.
(d) Swings.

6. 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) Children.
(d) Ukranians.

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

8. The graph discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" depicts measurements of what type of consumption?
(a) Water consumption.
(b) Food consumption.
(c) Resource consumption.
(d) Natural gas consumption.

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

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

11. 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) Worms.
(d) Clouds.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Igor told O'Connell that what act is illegal within the limits of the Zone?

2. In what month of the year was the amusement park scheduled to open, according to O'Connell?

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

4. 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)?

5. For how many years had Igor worked as a tour guide in the Zone by the time of O'Connell's arrival?

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