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

2. O'Connell states that the Chernobyl site is now effectively the largest what in all of Europe?
(a) Isthmus.
(b) Nature preserve.
(c) Collection of toxic waste.
(d) Landfill.

3. For how many years had Igor worked as a tour guide in the Zone by the time of O'Connell's arrival?
(a) 2.
(b) 24.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

4. Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future discusses a place called the Zone in which country?
(a) Ukraine.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Morocco.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of "revelation" (162) does O'Connell call the epiphany he had in the airport?

2. O'Connell classifies the Zone's most recognizable landmark as a "symbol of a decayed" (193) what?

3. 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)?

4. From what type of tree were the seeds discussed by Caroline in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Provide three details about Igor's life.

6. What is the significance of the number 800, as revealed in Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place?

7. Who is Caroline Ross?

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

9. Who is Igor?

10. Explain the term 'samoseli'.

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