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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 114 - 168, "Piggly Wiggly" to "Kentucky Bluegrass").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Green remember the smell of rain from his childhood?
(a) As being like fertilizer.
(b) As being anxiety-inducing.
(c) As being like grass.
(d) As being more acidic than it is now.

2. When does the story of Diet Dr. Pepper begin, according to Green?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1885.

3. What does Green say the teddy bear is a reminder of?
(a) The wonders of childhood.
(b) The ways in which misconceptions are perpetuated.
(c) The comfort of a parent's gift on Christmas morning.
(d) The astonishing power of contemporary humanity.

4. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?
(a) The Chicago Science Center.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) The Orlando Science Center.
(d) The Atlanta Science Center.

5. Why did Green's roommate laugh at the Arabic graffiti in the background of a news report on CNN in 2003 that they watched together?
(a) The graffiti had a picture of a cat in the corner.
(b) The graffiti had a funny joke on it.
(c) The graffiti was in many different colors.
(d) The graffiti said, 'Happy birthday, sir, despite the circumstances.'

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green give the teddy bear?

2. How many stars does Green award to Staphylococcus aureus?

3. What does Green says he does almost every day in the review on Googling strangers?

4. How old was Robert Burns when he died?

5. What movie's opening sequence does Green improbably say is one of the best film moments of all time?

(see the answer key)

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