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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. What was the eventual fate of the amusement park discussed in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place"?
2. O'Connell went on a trip to the Zone with a man named Dylan, who was related to O'Connell in what way?
3. O'Connell describes the sight of the decrepit amusement park as "one of" what "in wretched decay" (195)?
4. Dylan states that the amusement park in the Zone "is a hugely iconic place in terms of" (194) what?
5. Which of the following terms does O'Connell apply to himself?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the ferris wheel in Pripyat symbolize, according to O'Connell?
2. What is the state of the tourism industry in the Zone?
3. Who is Dylan and what was occurring in his life at the time of his trip to the Zone?
4. What was the final task assigned to the participants on the retreat described in Chapter 6: Under the Hide?
5. How many people lived in the location now referred to as the Zone prior to the nuclear disaster?
6. What is the significance of the number 800, as revealed in Chapter 7: The Final Resting Place?
7. Provide evidence for the conclusion that O'Connell strives to find teachable moments within his everyday life as a parent.
8. What is the most recognizable landmark in all of Pripyat and why?
9. Describe the graph depicting continual human progress over time.
10. What event in O'Connell's life caused him to enter a cycle of alternate hopefulness and despair?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine O'Connell’s use of characterization methods to portray real people, such as his wife. What effect do these characterization methods have on the work's inherent themes and messages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss O'Connell's decision to include humor within the nonfiction text of Notes From an Apocalypse. What purpose did O'Connell have in mind when including these instances of humor and how does the inclusion of these instances support the overarching themes and messages of the text?
Essay Topic 3
Examine how O'Connell goes about connecting personal experience with the arguments put forth within Notes From an Apocalypse. How does O'Connell accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
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