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

2. What does Green write is one of the terrible consequences of excruciating pain?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Euphoria.
(c) Personality changes.
(d) Financial ruin.

3. How does Green try to solve his problem with the creature eating his garden?
(a) He traps the creature and moves it to a different location.
(b) He plants a small garden just for the creature to eat.
(c) He uses sonic devices to keep the creature away.
(d) He kills the creature.

4. What did self-service grocery stores fuel the rise of?
(a) Milk companies.
(b) Book stores.
(c) Processed foods.
(d) Produce vendors.

5. Who began sending copies of The Great Gatsby to troops overseas in 1942?
(a) The U.S. Council on Books in Wartime.
(b) The Smock Foundation.
(c) The Associated Press.
(d) The American Library Association.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green give to the Academic Decathlon?

2. How many stars does Green award to Doi's drawings?

3. Why did Green travel to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2018?

4. When will Halley's Comet be five times closer to the Earth than it was in 1986?

5. Who does Green write about often playing video games with as an adult?

(see the answer key)

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