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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. Lister's goal for purchasing Alladale included reintroducing all but which of the following types of animals to the area?

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

3. Which of the following terms does O'Connell apply to himself?

4. What is the name of the artist who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?

5. O'Connell discusses going to what type of location called Alladale?

Short Essay Questions

1. Provide three details about Igor's life.

2. Who or what is the Lorax?

3. What is the state of the tourism industry in the Zone?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Explain the term 'samoseli'.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Read a lengthy interview with O'Connell. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of O'Connell’s answers and a main message presented within the text of Notes From an Apocalypse.

Essay Topic 2

What is one of O'Connell's central messages regarding a shift in worldview that needs to occur for a particular group of people and why?

Essay Topic 3

What is O'Connell's message regarding the responsibility associated with parenthood in the twenty-first century and how does O'Connell get this message across to the reader?

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