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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 many stars does Green give to the Academic Decathlon?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4 and a half.
(d) 5.

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

3. What did the author of The Great Gatsby think of some of its earliest reviews?
(a) The reviews were too short.
(b) They were very poignant.
(c) The reviewers completely misunderstood the book.
(d) The reviews were accurate.

4. How many stars does Green give the teddy bear?
(a) 5.
(b) Two and a half.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. Who discovered penicillin?
(a) James Ogston.
(b) Joseph Listerine.
(c) Rosalind Franklin.
(d) Alexander Fleming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Green once tell a girlfriend in college was his biggest fear?

2. What was the name of Green's dog who he writes about in his review of sunsets?

3. What word did Green and his friends use to connote artificiality during his teenage years?

4. What items did Green find particularly comforting to look over when he was being bullied at school as a child?

5. Why did Northern Europeans often try not to say the word for "bear"?

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