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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which pitcher does Green profile briefly in his review of the yips?
(a) Rick Robe.
(b) Armando Catillo.
(c) Rick Ankiel.
(d) Nolan Ryan.

2. 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?
(a) The graffiti had a picture of a cat in the corner.
(b) The graffiti was in many different colors.
(c) The graffiti said, 'Happy birthday, sir, despite the circumstances.'
(d) The graffiti had a funny joke on it.

3. How many stars does Green award to the serious illness he suffered from and that he writes about in 2014?
(a) 2 and a half stars.
(b) 2 stars.
(c) 1 star.
(d) 1 and a half stars.

4. What brand of hot dogs is the Coney Island hot dog eating contest named after?
(a) Nathan's.
(b) Henry's.
(c) Ballpark.
(d) Hatfield.

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

6. What does Green find in the section on Googling strangers when he finally Googles a very sick child he met years earlier?
(a) He can only find the child's twin brother.
(b) He can not find the child online.
(c) The child survived.
(d) The child died.

7. How many stars does Green award to the movie Harvey?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

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

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

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

11. What was the most serious symptom Green describes from his serious illness in Part IV?
(a) Bone pain.
(b) Muscle pains.
(c) Nausea.
(d) A terrible headache.

12. Where was Green working when he had what he describes as a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?
(a) Booklist.
(b) The Orlando Space Center.
(c) Publisher's Weekly.
(d) Harley Magazine.

13. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?
(a) Rick Astley.
(b) Robert Burns.
(c) Mick Jagger.
(d) Shakespeare.

14. Who does Green identify as one of his very easygoing friends in his review of whispering?
(a) Fred.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Amy.
(d) Alex.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Green usually get to the Indianapolis 500?

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

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

5. Who does Green assert actually created the original version of Monopoly?

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