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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people attended the retreat at Alladale in total?
(a) 8.
(b) 32.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

2. O'Connell discusses going to what type of location called Alladale?
(a) A fish ladder.
(b) A reservoir.
(c) A planetarium.
(d) A wilderness reserve.

3. Caroline told O'Connell that in the end, the element that allows survival "is and always will be" (159) what?
(a) Health.
(b) Community.
(c) Tenacity.
(d) Desire.

4. What kind of landmark is the site described as "the most recognizable landmark" (193) within the Zone?
(a) A ferris wheel.
(b) A prison.
(c) A rail station.
(d) A church.

5. What was the eventual fate of the amusement park discussed in Chapter 7: "The Final Resting Place"?
(a) It never opened.
(b) It was open for a week and then closed forever.
(c) It was open for three years and then closed forever.
(d) It was open for a month and then closed forever.

6. What is the name of the artist who served as O'Connell's son's first example of an auteur?
(a) Bob Fosse.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Paul Thomas Anderson.
(d) Dr. Seuss.

7. Lister's goal for purchasing Alladale included reintroducing all but which of the following types of animals to the area?
(a) Lynx.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Bears.

8. O'Connell describes the sight of the decrepit amusement park as "one of" what "in wretched decay" (195)?
(a) Youth.
(b) Hedonism.
(c) Modernity.
(d) Piety.

9. O'Connell realized during the tour that both he and what other person were looking to exploit the Chernobyl site?
(a) Trump.
(b) Dylan.
(c) Igor.
(d) Gorbachev.

10. Which specific airport is featured in O'Connell's discussion of airports in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) Stapleton.
(b) Heathrow.
(c) O'Hare.
(d) JFK.

11. Toward the end of the retreat described in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" each participant spends how many consecutive hours alone in the forest?
(a) 100.
(b) 12.
(c) 36.
(d) 24.

12. What does O'Connell name as the size of the location called Alladale discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) 30,000 cubits.
(b) 23,000 acres.
(c) 20 acres.
(d) 3,000 square feet.

13. For how many years had Igor worked as a tour guide in the Zone by the time of O'Connell's arrival?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 24.

14. The Lorax and his story has led to many bedtime conversations between O'Connell and his son about which topic?
(a) The nature of consumer desire.
(b) The nature of obsession.
(c) The nature of racism.
(d) The nature of exclusivity.

15. What is NOT designated as one of the representative circles discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide"?
(a) Self.
(b) Friends and family.
(c) Larger world.
(d) Spouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?

2. O'Connell states that the Chernobyl site is now effectively the largest what in all of Europe?

3. What action does O'Connell name as the one that launched him "on a course of alternate hopefulness and despair" (167)?

4. O'Connell spent a week at Alladale in the spring of which year?

5. The picture book discussed in Chapter 6: "Under the Hide" features which word to stand in for any material object?

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