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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Toward the end of the retreat described in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" each participant spends how many consecutive hours alone in the forest?
(a) 100.
(b) 24.
(c) 12.
(d) 36.

3. For what purpose did Caroline plan to use the seeds in the wooden box if the need arose?
(a) Diuretic.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Anesthetic.
(d) Pain-reliever.

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

5. O'Connell states that the only freedom one has in an airport is the freedom to take which action?
(a) Wait.
(b) Use the restroom.
(c) Eat food.
(d) Make purchases.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future discusses a place called the Zone in which country?

3. What does O'Connell name as the size of the location called Alladale discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

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

5. What is NOT designated as one of the representative circles discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Caroline Ross?

2. Who is Thich Nhat Hanh?

3. Who is Igor?

4. Explain the term 'samoseli'.

5. Who is Paul Lister and what was his goal when he bought a large amount of land in the British Isles?

6. At what type of location did O'Connell attend a retreat in the spring of 2017?

7. What is the most recognizable landmark in all of Pripyat and why?

8. What is the symbolism of the graph depicting continual human progress over time?

9. What is the state of the tourism industry in the Zone?

10. To what country did Mark O'Connell travel two months after the retreat on the Alladale Wilderness Reserve and why?

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