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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 114 - 168, "Piggly Wiggly" to "Kentucky Bluegrass").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?
(a) Water-based ones.
(b) Land-based ones.
(c) Complex ones.
(d) Blue ones.

3. How many stars does Green award to the movie Harvey?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. Who urges Green to first participate in the Academic Decathlon?
(a) His favorite teacher.
(b) His brother Hank.
(c) His parents.
(d) His best friend and roommate, Todd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Green's favorite drinks?

2. Where did Green get a Staphylococcus aureus infection several years before writing the book?

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

4. What does Green think about the amount of shared resources we devote to our lawn grass?

5. Whose life and death coincided roughly with appearances of Halley's Comet?

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