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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. O'Connell states that the Chernobyl site is now effectively the largest what in all of Europe?
(a) Collection of toxic waste.
(b) Nature preserve.
(c) Isthmus.
(d) Landfill.

3. How many months after the Alladale retreat did O'Connell take a trip to the Zone?
(a) 11.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

4. What is the last name of the woman named Caroline with whom O'Connell makes friends at the retreat?
(a) Ross.
(b) Cowart.
(c) Stewart.
(d) Miller.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Gorbachev believed that the Chernobyl disaster would create how many years of aftereffects?

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. At the time of the trip, Dylan had relocated to which city several years before?

4. In what type of vehicle were the participants in the tour of the Zone picked up by Igor?

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. Who is Andres?

2. What distinction does O'Connell make about the Zone and why is the observation ironic?

3. How many people lived in the location now referred to as the Zone prior to the nuclear disaster?

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

5. Who is Dylan and what was occurring in his life at the time of his trip to the Zone?

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

7. What event was the catalyst for O'Connell's son's epiphany about the role of the artist?

8. What event in O'Connell's life caused him to enter a cycle of alternate hopefulness and despair?

9. Who is Caroline Ross?

10. At what type of location did O'Connell attend a retreat in the spring of 2017?

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