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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 serious illness did Green contract in 2014?
(a) Viral Meningitis.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) A severe form of Influenza.
(d) Framingham Disease.

2. Who was one of Green's roommates in 2003 who was glued to CNN while America Invaded Iraq?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Hassan.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ursula.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Green's boss when he suffered a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?

3. How many times does Green estimate he has signed his name in his review of Hiroyuki Doi's Circle Drawings?

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

5. What does Green write happened to the founder of Piggly Wiggly as he aged?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when an American contestant beat a long-reigning Japanese champion in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating contest in 2007?

2. Why can serious pain be isolating, in Green's opinion?

3. How does Green describe the "yips"?

4. What is one drawback of traditional lawns that consist mostly of grass, and particularly of Kentucky Bluegrass, according to Green?

5. Why does Green have fond memories of going to the Indianapolis 500?

6. Why does Green think Super Mario Kart is a better game than Monopoly?

7. What does Green write about what he calls "attempts to brightside human suffering" (213)?

8. What idea did Clarence Saunders have after losing his fortune following the creation of Piggly Wiggly that failed to take off?

9. What is one repetitive activity that Green has found gives him some peace when he is feeling stressed that he describes in Part IV?

10. What was the original name of Elizabeth Magie's game that someone else essentially stole the idea for Monopoly from?

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