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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. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?
(a) Rick Astley.
(b) Robert Burns.
(c) Mick Jagger.
(d) Shakespeare.
2. Who was Green's boss when he suffered a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?
(a) Bill Ott.
(b) Jennifer Jones.
(c) Richard Robards.
(d) Marlene Stacey.
3. Where does Indianapolis rank as far as size in the United States in Green's review of Indianapolis?
(a) 20th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 100th.
(d) 8th.
4. Why does Green think Auld Lang Syne is so popular in movies?
(a) It is a short song.
(b) It is a song everyone knows.
(c) It is in the public domain.
(d) It is a happy song.
5. How many times does Green estimate he has signed his name in his review of Hiroyuki Doi's Circle Drawings?
(a) About 100,000.
(b) Over 500,000.
(c) About 10,000.
(d) About 200,000.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which pitcher does Green profile briefly in his review of the yips?
2. What did Vince Lombardi famously say about winning in Green's section on the yips?
3. What brand of hot dogs is the Coney Island hot dog eating contest named after?
4. Who launched CNN?
5. How many stars does Green award to whispering?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Green Google after encountering this person many years earlier, and why did he wait so long to check up on this person?
2. Why can serious pain be isolating, in Green's opinion?
3. Why does Green think Super Mario Kart is a better game than Monopoly?
4. What is one repetitive activity that Green has found gives him some peace when he is feeling stressed that he describes in Part IV?
5. What happened when an American contestant beat a long-reigning Japanese champion in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating contest in 2007?
6. What was the original name of Elizabeth Magie's game that someone else essentially stole the idea for Monopoly from?
7. Why does the movie Harvey mean so much to Green?
8. Why did Green dislike Indianapolis when he first moved back there from the city?
9. Why does Green think the song "Auld Lang Syne" is popular in Hollywood?
10. Why does Green remember the exact circumstances under which someone whispered to him in early March of 2020?
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