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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. 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)?
(a) The Dark River Project.
(b) The Dark Bay Project.
(c) The Dark Forest Project.
(d) The Dark Mountain Project.

2. From what type of tree were the seeds discussed by Caroline in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) Birch.
(b) Yew.
(c) Maple.
(d) Aspen.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. One-third of the people along on O'Connell's tour of the Zone hailed from which country?

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

4. At the time of O'Connell's visit to the Zone, how many years before had the Chernobyl disaster occurred?

5. O'Connell went on a trip to the Zone with a man named Dylan, who was related to O'Connell in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Igor?

2. Who is Caroline Ross?

3. Who or what is the Lorax?

4. Who is Andres?

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

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

7. What event was the catalyst for O'Connell's son's epiphany about the role of the artist?

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

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

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

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