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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 name of the artist who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Dr. Seuss.
(c) Bob Fosse.
(d) Paul Thomas Anderson.

2. In what month of the year was the amusement park scheduled to open, according to O'Connell?
(a) November.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) January.

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

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

5. From which country did the monk and activist Thich Nhat Hanh originally hail?
(a) France.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) Malaysia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of the world is the location called Alladale, according to O'Connell?

2. Caroline lives on a house boat along which river, according to O'Connell?

3. How many people attended the retreat at Alladale in total?

4. Gorbachev believed that the Chernobyl disaster would create how many years of aftereffects?

5. O'Connell describes arriving at the conclusion that which island was a metaphor for all of earth in the modern age?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide evidence for the conclusion that O'Connell strives to find teachable moments within his everyday life as a parent.

2. Describe the graph depicting continual human progress over time.

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

4. Explain the term 'samoseli'.

5. Who is Igor?

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

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

8. Who or what is the Lorax?

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

10. Provide three details about Igor's life.

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