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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what month did O'Connell arrive at the airport where his friend Anthony then picked him up?
2. At what altitude did the compound lie that O'Connell visited during his investigation of luxury apocalyptic dwellings?
3. The founder of the American Redoubt movement estimated that the average family in the United States had enough food to last for how long?
4. What word or phrase has continued to be googled more and more often over time, according to O'Connell?
5. What is NOT a quality O'Connell attributes to the old man he saw dancing while stopped at a red light in Glendale?
Short Essay Questions
1. What element of life does O'Connell call "the last remaining truth" (4) and why?
2. Who is James Wesley Rawles?
3. In what way does the theme of delusion arise within Chapter 1: Tribulations?
4. What quality sets apart the modern conception of the apocalypse from the older versions?
5. To what location did O'Connell travel one November, as described in Chapter 4: Bolt-Hole?
6. Discuss an instance when O'Connell invokes the use of sensory details.
7. What main theme do all of the pieces within Notes from an Apocalypse revolve?
8. What does the acronym WROL stand for within the prepping movement?
9. With what culture is the Ghost Dance associated?
10. What evidence does O'Connell provide for his conclusion that the luxury apocalpyptic compound business is booming?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss O'Connell's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of Notes From an Apocalypse. Include discussion of self-delusion as well.
Essay Topic 2
Examine O'Connell’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in Notes From an Apocalypse?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the messages sent about the theme of appearance versus reality within O'Connell's book Notes From an Apocalypse.
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