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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 the teddy bear?
(a) 5.
(b) Two and a half.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. When was the Tyrannosaurus rex first named?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1905.

3. When will Halley's Comet be five times closer to the Earth than it was in 1986?
(a) 2261.
(b) 2181.
(c) 2061.
(d) 2381.

4. Why did Northern Europeans often try not to say the word for "bear"?
(a) Bears were too sacred in their cultures to say their name.
(b) They did not have a word for bear.
(c) They feared saying the name would summon a bear.
(d) They had been told if they said the name, their parents would punish them.

5. What movie's opening sequence does Green improbably say is one of the best film moments of all time?
(a) Star Wars.
(b) Indiana Jones.
(c) Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
(d) Penguins of Madagascar.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote the play Liliom that debuted in Budapest in 1909?

4. What does Green say a good sunset always does to him in the review of Sunsets?

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

(see the answer key)

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