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

2. What were some of the subjects of the Lascaux Cave Paintings?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Celestial bodies.
(c) Waterways.
(d) Animals.

3. What rating does Green give the song "You'll Never Walk Alone"?
(a) 1 star.
(b) 2 stars.
(c) 5 stars.
(d) 4 and a half stars.

4. What country are the Lascaux Cave Paintings in?
(a) United Kingdom.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Germany.

5. Who discovered Staphylococcus?
(a) Alexander Ogston.
(b) Watson Henry.
(c) Joseph Lister.
(d) James Payne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Green once work as a student chaplain?

2. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?

3. What did a college girlfriend of Green's once tell him her biggest fear was?

4. What were the last words Maurice Sendak ever said in an interview?

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

(see the answer key)

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