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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 Diet Dr. Pepper?
(a) 4.
(b) 3 and 1/2.
(c) 1.
(d) 5.

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

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

4. What rating does Green give human temporal range?
(a) 3 stars.
(b) 5 stars.
(c) 4 stars.
(d) 1 star.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has happened to the weather over the last 100 years or so, as Green mentions in his essay on Air-Conditioning?

3. What did the author of The Great Gatsby think of some of its earliest reviews?

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

5. What country are the Lascaux Cave Paintings in?

(see the answer key)

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