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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. What is the first item or idea in this book that Green awards five stars to?
(a) Sunsets.
(b) Dogs.
(c) The internet.
(d) The Human Capacity for Wonder.

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

3. Which famous soccer player's performance does Green review at the end of Part II?
(a) Jerzy Dudek.
(b) Escobar.
(c) Jerry Hines.
(d) Pele.

4. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?
(a) Three billion years.
(b) One million years.
(c) Five hundred thousand years.
(d) One billion years.

5. Which poet does Green cite in his review on Harvey?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Langston Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green give to Diet Dr. Pepper?

2. How did Green feel about typing in the early days of the internet in 1991?

3. How many stars does Green give the teddy bear?

4. Where is the World's Largest Ball of Paint located?

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

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