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

2. What does Green say the teddy bear is a reminder of?
(a) The ways in which misconceptions are perpetuated.
(b) The astonishing power of contemporary humanity.
(c) The comfort of a parent's gift on Christmas morning.
(d) The wonders of childhood.

3. Whose life and death coincided roughly with appearances of Halley's Comet?
(a) Mark Twain's.
(b) Cleopatra's.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt's.
(d) Winston Churchill's.

4. What word did Green and his friends use to connote artificiality during his teenage years?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Frightful.
(c) Hard.
(d) Lame.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What genre does Green draw connections with to reviews?

2. Why did Green spend so much time at the Hall of Presidents as a teenager?

3. How many stars does Green give to Diet Dr. Pepper?

4. How many stars does Green give the teddy bear?

5. The lyrics from which song are etched in wrought iron at the gates of Anfield?

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