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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who were the original makers of the first teddy bear, according to Green?
(a) The Wright Brothers.
(b) Morris and Rose Mitchom.
(c) Chris and Angstron Harlow.
(d) Henderson Toy company.

3. How many stars does Green give velociraptors?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. How many stars does Green give air-conditioning?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 0.

5. Who discovered the Lascaux Cave Paintings?
(a) Four teenagers and a dog.
(b) A team of anthropologists.
(c) A mother and her children out on a picnic.
(d) A soldier who was lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the last words Maurice Sendak ever said in an interview?

2. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?

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

4. What was one of the top of the 10 things that Green said scared him on the podcast "10 Things That Scare Me"?

5. What items did Green find particularly comforting to look over when he was being bullied at school as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Green think of the Hall of Presidents at Disney World?

2. What does Green credit the Academic Decathlon with in his life?

3. What does Green think of Canada geese today?

4. What misconceptions does Green say most people have about velociraptors?

5. What connection does the song "You'll Never Walk Alone" have to Green's favorite sports team in Part I?

6. What difficulties did Green struggle with as an adolescent?

7. What genre does Green say he thinks his reviews share a lot in common with?

8. What particular aspect of human existence does Green associate sunsets with that he says is hard to admit and that scares him?

9. When Green first started using the internet as an adolescent, how did he feel about it?

10. What does Green say would have happened to him before about 1940 if he had gotten the same Staph infection he got some years ago?

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