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

2. 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) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

3. 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)?
(a) Silence.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Death.
(d) Impermanence.

4. 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) Roller coaster.
(b) Bumper cars.
(c) Swings.
(d) Slide.

5. How does O'Connell describe Caroline's position?
(a) Academic.
(b) Singer.
(c) Artist.
(d) Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. The theory discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" revolves around "three circles of" (179) what?

2. What was the eventual fate of the amusement park discussed in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place"?

3. For how many days did O'Connell and Dylan remain in the Zone during their trip?

4. What is the title of the "movement of artists and writers and activists united by the conviction that climate catastrophe was not just real and imminent but also in fact inevitable" (141)?

5. At the time of the trip, Dylan had relocated to which city several years before?

Short Essay Questions

1. What judgment did O'Connell make about Igor before turning the microscope back on himself?

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

3. Who is Andres?

4. What does the ferris wheel in Pripyat symbolize, according to O'Connell?

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

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

7. What was the final task assigned to the participants on the retreat described in Chapter 6: Under the Hide?

8. Who is Dylan and what was occurring in his life at the time of his trip to the Zone?

9. Provide three details about Igor's life.

10. Who is Thich Nhat Hanh?

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