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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 169 - 222, "The Indianapolis 500" - "Wintry Mix").

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Green write happened to the founder of Piggly Wiggly as he aged?
(a) He mellowed.
(b) He grew more vitriolic and unpredictable.
(c) He grew more suspicious.
(d) He grew more generous.

3. What kind of stores did the Piggly Wiggly push out of business?
(a) Small general stores.
(b) Iron mines.
(c) Big-box retailers.
(d) Shoe stores.

4. Who was Green's boss when he suffered a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?
(a) Richard Robards.
(b) Marlene Stacey.
(c) Jennifer Jones.
(d) Bill Ott.

5. Which poet does Green cite in his review of Plague?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Clint Smith.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) William Butler Yeats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who began sending copies of The Great Gatsby to troops overseas in 1942?

2. Which kind of organisms tend to have shorter temporal ranges than simple ones?

3. What rating does Green give human temporal range?

4. About how many copies of The Great Gatsby sold in a year by around 1960?

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

(see the answer key)

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