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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 55 - 112, "Canada Geese" to "Penguins of Madagascar").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Green spend so much time at the Hall of Presidents as a teenager?
(a) He liked watching all the classes come through there.
(b) It had the best air-conditioning and he did not like the rest of Disney World.
(c) He was working on a book about one president in particular.
(d) He loved American history.

2. Which soccer player did the player whose performance Green reviews in this section mimic to bring his team the championship?
(a) Bruce Grobbelaar.
(b) Pele.
(c) Escobar.
(d) Henry Simpson.

3. What genre does Green draw connections with to reviews?
(a) Romance.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Memoir.
(d) Horror.

4. The lyrics from which song are etched in wrought iron at the gates of Anfield?
(a) You'll Never Walk Alone.
(b) Satisfaction.
(c) Sympathy for the Devil.
(d) Hold My Hand.

5. How many stars does Green award to Staphylococcus aureus?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2 and a half.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous soccer player's performance does Green review at the end of Part II?

2. Whose life and death coincided roughly with appearances of Halley's Comet?

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

4. What publication did Green write some of his earliest reviews for?

5. What effect does seeing Canada geese in his yard have on Green?

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