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Odds Against Tomorrow Quiz

Nathaniel Rich

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Odds Against Tomorrow by Nathaniel Rich

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Part One – Brugada

Part One – The Futurist, pages 13 – 39

Part One – The Futurist, pages 39 - 67

Part One – The Futurist, pages 68 – 91

Part Two – Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, pages 95 – 129

Part Two – Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud, pages 129 – 159

Part Two – Sternman, pages 160 - 180

Part Two – Sternman, pages 180 - 199

Part Three, Future Days – pages 201 - 229

Part Three, Future Days – pages 230 - 260

Part Three, Future Days – pages 261 - 293

Part Three, Flatlanders

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the result of Mitchell’s visit to Ticonderoga? (from Part Three, Future Days – pages 201 - 229)

He finds nothing that he is looking for, and is badly burned in the process.

He finds Elsa, but not the letter he is looking for, and is badly burned in the process.

He finds nothing that he is looking for, and manages to escape from the fire without being badly burned.

He gets into a fight with some of the men rampaging through the camp, and is seriously injured by the fire.

2.

What is represented by the image of the couple in the aftermath of propane heater explosion in Part Three, Future Days? (from Part Three, Future Days – pages 230 - 260)

They represent futility, and the inadvisability of carrying on.

They represent the destructive qualities of sexual desire.

They represent survival, and the ability to carry on.

They represent the destructive qualities of fire.

3.

What is the most likely explanation for how Elsa tracked down Mitchell in Part Three, Flatlanders? (from Part Three, Flatlanders )

She has heard from the writer working for the Wall Street Journal about his association with Future Days.

She is an old friend of Jane’s.

Charnoble told her to look for Mitchell there.

She has seen how the marketing for Future Days referenced Mitchell’s skills, history, and contribution to the company.

4.

When Jane says that Mitchell is not acting like himself, in Part Two - Sternman, what does she mean? (from Part Two – Sternman, pages 160 - 180)

That Mitchell, who is a fundamentally selfish person, is making sure that Jane is taken care of.

That Mitchell is reacting to his circumstances with choices entirely defined by fear.

That Mitchell is reacting to his circumstances without fear.

That Mitchell, who is terrified of water, is paddling the canoe.

5.

Who is Charnoble? (from Part One – The Futurist, pages 13 – 39)

The head of Fitzsimmons-Sherman: he offers Mitchell a promotion.

Elsa’s boyfriend: he convinces Mitchell to try the life at Ticonderoga.

One of Mitchell’s co-workers at Fitzsimmons-Sherman: he convinces Mitchell to go into business with him.

The head of Future World: he offers Mitchell a job.

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