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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 type of media did Igor use to inform the tour group about the Chernobyl disaster?
(a) Radio.
(b) Video.
(c) Slideshow.
(d) Pamphlets.

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

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

4. O'Connell describes the sight of the decrepit amusement park as "one of" what "in wretched decay" (195)?
(a) Youth.
(b) Hedonism.
(c) Piety.
(d) Modernity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hours did the drive from Kiev to the Zone take?

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

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

4. Which friend of O'Connell's was the one who discussed a particular graph measuring consumption?

5. What major life event was Dylan going through at the time of the trip to the Zone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thich Nhat Hanh?

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

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

4. Who is Igor?

5. Who is Andres?

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

7. What event in O'Connell's life caused him to enter a cycle of alternate hopefulness and despair?

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

9. What distinction does O'Connell make about the Zone and why is the observation ironic?

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

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