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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Green write about often playing video games with as an adult?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

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

3. How many stars does Green give to the video game he reviews in Part IV?
(a) 2.
(b) 4 and a half.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. In the section on Auld Lang Syne, what does Green identify as one of the strangest and most beautiful moments in world history?
(a) The Christmas Truce of 1914.
(b) The Armistice of 1921.
(c) The Easter Rising.
(d) The Bowling Green Accords.

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

6. Where did Green first see Doi's ink drawings for the first time?
(a) At the American Fold Art Museum's show about obsessive drawing in 2006.
(b) At the Hirshorn Museum in 2017.
(c) At the Guggenheim Museum in 2019.
(d) At the Tate Modern Museum in 2010.

7. Where and when did the first Piggly Wiggly open?
(a) Chicago, 1925.
(b) Philadelphia, 1956.
(c) Memphis, 1916.
(d) Atlanta, 1932.

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

9. When did the famous Coney Island hot dog eating contest begin?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1967.

10. Why does Green like signing his name?
(a) He likes to change the way he writes his signature.
(b) It reminds him of his childhood.
(c) He finds it relaxing.
(d) His father told him it was smart to practice singing his name and that it would increase his own intelligence.

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

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

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

14. What did Coney Island used to be the capital of, according to Green?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Hucksters.
(c) Skating.
(d) Friendship.

15. What other board game does playing Monopoly sometimes make Green think about?
(a) Universal Paperclips.
(b) Sorry!
(c) Settlers of Catan.
(d) Sequence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which toy company produces Monopoly?

2. How many stars does Green award to the Indianapolis 500?

3. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?

4. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?

5. How many stars does Green award to Monopoly?

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