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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 action does O'Connell name as the one that launched him "on a course of alternate hopefulness and despair" (167)?
2. One-third of the people along on O'Connell's tour of the Zone hailed from which country?
3. Which specific airport is featured in O'Connell's discussion of airports in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
4. What is the first name of the man called Lister, who owned the location called Alladale?
5. How old was O'Connell's son when he was first introduced to the concept of the artist's vision?
Short Essay Questions
1. What judgment did O'Connell make about Igor before turning the microscope back on himself?
2. Who is Thich Nhat Hanh?
3. How many people lived in the location now referred to as the Zone prior to the nuclear disaster?
4. What event was the catalyst for O'Connell's son's epiphany about the role of the artist?
5. Describe the graph depicting continual human progress over time.
6. Provide evidence for the conclusion that O'Connell strives to find teachable moments within his everyday life as a parent.
7. What distinction does O'Connell make about the Zone and why is the observation ironic?
8. What does the ferris wheel in Pripyat symbolize, according to O'Connell?
9. Who is Paul Lister and what was his goal when he bought a large amount of land in the British Isles?
10. What is the most recognizable landmark in all of Pripyat and why?
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 the significance of the final passages included at the end of Notes From an Apocalypse.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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