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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. About how many copies of The Great Gatsby sell in a typical year in at the time of this book's publication in 2021?
(a) 8,000,000.
(b) 2,000,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

2. Who wrote the play Liliom that debuted in Budapest in 1909?
(a) Rodger Hammerstein.
(b) Ferenc Molnar.
(c) Vlolak Djokovic.
(d) Ted Henry.

3. How many stars does Green award to Indianapolis?
(a) 2 and a half.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. How old was Green when he began participating in the Academic Decathlon in his review on the same subject?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 18.
(d) About 14 or 15.

5. What effect does seeing Canada geese in his yard have on Green?
(a) They give him a sense of nature in the suburbs.
(b) They make him angry.
(c) They give him a sense of anxiety.
(d) They give him a sense of suspicion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green give to CNN?

2. In the section on Auld Lang Syne, what does Green identify as one of the strangest and most beautiful moments in world history?

3. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?

4. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?

5. Which poet does Green cite in his review on Harvey?

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