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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stars does Green award to whispering?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

4. How many stars does Green award to Monopoly?
(a) 5.
(b) 1 and a half.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

6. Who was once long beloved as the greatest eater of all time in the hot dog contest at Coney Island?
(a) Richard Hently.
(b) Takeru Kobayashi.
(c) Jennifer Jones.
(d) Wendell Holmes.

7. How many stars does Green give to CNN?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

9. How does Green usually get to the Indianapolis 500?
(a) By train.
(b) By plane.
(c) By car.
(d) By bike.

10. Where had Green traveled just before becoming seriously ill in 2014, as he describes in Part IV?
(a) Ethiopia and Orlando.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Canada.
(d) Mexico and Chicago.

11. Which cosmonaut was the first human to float freely in space, as Green describes in his wintry mix review?
(a) Laika Romanov.
(b) Jazclaw Dudzek.
(c) Pieter Franov.
(d) Alexei Leonov.

12. Where is CNN headquartered?
(a) Altanta.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) San Francisco.

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

14. Who was one of Green's roommates in 2003 who was glued to CNN while America Invaded Iraq?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Ursula.
(c) Hassan.
(d) Jennifer.

15. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?
(a) His wife Sarah.
(b) His mother.
(c) His brother Hank.
(d) His best friend Chris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "Very little in history is inevitable," as Green cites this person in his review of Plague?

2. What story does Green share with the reader about his hospital chaplaincy in the section on Googling strangers?

3. Why did Green's roommate laugh at the Arabic graffiti in the background of a news report on CNN in 2003 that they watched together?

4. When did the famous Coney Island hot dog eating contest begin?

5. What plays a significant role in the outcome of the video game Green reviews in Part IV?

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