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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which term, meaning self-settlers, do Ukranians use to designate the remaining permanent residents of the Zone?
(a) Jak.
(b) Dobryj.
(c) Samoseli.
(d) Spravy.

4. The Lorax and his story has led to many bedtime conversations between O'Connell and his son about which topic?
(a) The nature of obsession.
(b) The nature of racism.
(c) The nature of consumer desire.
(d) The nature of exclusivity.

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

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

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

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

9. What is the last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?
(a) Stewart.
(b) Ross.
(c) Cowart.
(d) Miller.

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

11. How many thousands of visitors did the Zone attract during the year 2016?
(a) 36.
(b) 4.
(c) 90.
(d) 12.

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

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

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

15. What was the eventual fate of the amusement park discussed in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place"?
(a) It was open for a week and then closed forever.
(b) It never opened.
(c) It was open for a month and then closed forever.
(d) It was open for three years and then closed forever.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lister's goal for purchasing Alladale included reintroducing all but which of the following types of animals to the area?

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

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

4. From which country did the monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh originally hail?

5. 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?

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