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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 last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?
(a) Stewart.
(b) Ross.
(c) Miller.
(d) Cowart.

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

3. The picture book discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" features which word to stand in for any material object?
(a) Schneed.
(b) Thneed.
(c) Rooneed.
(d) Parentis.

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

5. By what name was the now-defunct amusement park in the Zone known?
(a) Nitschel.
(b) Playa.
(c) Larch.
(d) Pripyat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of artist was the man who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?

3. Dylan states that the amusement park in the Zone "is a hugely iconic place in terms of" (194) what?

4. O'Connell describes the sight of the decrepit amusement park as "one of" what "in wretched decay" (195)?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How many people lived in the location now referred to as the Zone prior to the nuclear disaster?

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

6. Who is Igor?

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

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

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

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

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