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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Indianapolis rank as far as size in the United States in Green's review of Indianapolis?
(a) 20th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 100th.
(d) 16th.

3. Who said "Very little in history is inevitable," as Green cites this person in his review of Plague?
(a) Hellen Keller.
(b) Margaret Atwood.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Winston Churchill.

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

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

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

7. 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 said, 'Happy birthday, sir, despite the circumstances.'
(c) The graffiti had a funny joke on it.
(d) The graffiti was in many different colors.

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

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

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

11. Why did Green travel to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2018?
(a) For a program Green's wife was producing.
(b) For a family wedding.
(c) He had always wanted to see the salt flats.
(d) For a funeral.

12. Who is Green's best friend, as he describes in the Indianapolis 500 review?
(a) Sarah Yurick.
(b) Ben Henry.
(c) Amy Krouse.
(d) Chris Waters.

13. What video game does Green have fond memories of playing often while he was a child?
(a) Super Mario Kart.
(b) Pac Man.
(c) Tetris.
(d) Leaves of Gold.

14. What was the first version of Monopoly actually named?
(a) The Fire.
(b) The Screecher.
(c) The Boardwalk.
(d) The Landlord's Game.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Green think Auld Lang Syne is so popular in movies?

2. Which pitcher does Green profile briefly in his review of the yips?

3. How many stars does Green award to the Bonneville Salt Flats?

4. Who stars in the movie Harvey?

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

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