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

2. How old was O'Connell's son when he was first introduced to the concept of the artist's vision?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

3. What is the purpose of the Zone discussed in Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place of the Future?
(a) Posterity.
(b) Sustainability.
(c) Research.
(d) Exclusion.

4. Which term, meaning self-settlers, do Ukranians use to designate the remaining permanent residents of the Zone?
(a) Jak.
(b) Samoseli.
(c) Spravy.
(d) Dobryj.

5. The Lorax and his story has led to many bedtime conversations between O'Connell and his son about which topic?
(a) The nature of racism.
(b) The nature of exclusivity.
(c) The nature of obsession.
(d) The nature of consumer desire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The graph discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" depicts measurements of what type of consumption?

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. When O'Connell and Dylan took a trip to the Zone, how many permanent residents lived in the Zone?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Caroline Ross?

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

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

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

5. To what country did Mark O'Connell travel two months after the retreat on the Alladale Wilderness Reserve and why?

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

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

10. Who or what is the Lorax?

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