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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 223 - 274, "The Hotdogs of Baejarins Beztu Pylsur" to "Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his review of Plague, what years were the worst for that disease in terms of recorded deaths, according to Green?
(a) 1425 - 1428.
(b) 1400 - 1403.
(c) 1415 - 1417.
(d) 1347 - 1351.

2. Where did Green's grandfather work, as he writes in the first review of Part III?
(a) Haines.
(b) Uniroyal.
(c) Piggy Wiggly.
(d) Harper Street.

3. How many stars does Green give to his favorite band?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

4. What are the left-side home keys in the Dvorak keyboard?
(a) AENB.
(b) QWOU.
(c) AOEU.
(d) RIFU.

5. What did Vince Lombardi famously say about winning in Green's section on the yips?
(a) Win or lose, it's how you play.
(b) Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
(c) Try again if you don't win the first time.
(d) Winning only means something to the winner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Green say is the only thing despair can make more of in his review of Sycamore Trees?

2. Where was Green working when he had what he describes as a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?

3. What did Coney Island used to be the capital of, according to Green?

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

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

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