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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. What did a college girlfriend of Green's once tell him her biggest fear was?
(a) Failure.
(b) Death.
(c) Geese.
(d) Spiders.

2. Who began sending copies of The Great Gatsby to troops overseas in 1942?
(a) The U.S. Council on Books in Wartime.
(b) The Smock Foundation.
(c) The Associated Press.
(d) The American Library Association.

3. How many stars does Green give to Diet Dr. Pepper?
(a) 1.
(b) 3 and 1/2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

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

5. Where did Green get a Staphylococcus aureus infection several years before writing the book?
(a) In his hand.
(b) In his brain.
(c) In his eye.
(d) In his ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one main reason for the large-scale shift in human geography, according to Green?

2. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?

3. How many stars does Green give air-conditioning?

4. When will Halley's Comet be five times closer to the Earth than it was in 1986?

5. What class of drugs are usually used to treat Staphylococcus infections?

(see the answer key)

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