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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. Where did Green's grandfather work, as he writes in the first review of Part III?
(a) Haines.
(b) Harper Street.
(c) Piggy Wiggly.
(d) Uniroyal.

2. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?
(a) His brother Hank.
(b) His best friend Chris.
(c) His wife Sarah.
(d) His mother.

3. How many times does Green estimate he has signed his name in his review of Hiroyuki Doi's Circle Drawings?
(a) About 200,000.
(b) About 10,000.
(c) About 100,000.
(d) Over 500,000.

4. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Mick Jagger.
(c) Robert Burns.
(d) Rick Astley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green award to Monopoly?

2. Who does Green write about often playing video games with as an adult?

3. What story does Green share with the reader about his hospital chaplaincy in the section on Googling strangers?

4. What does Green says he does almost every day in the review on Googling strangers?

5. What did Vince Lombardi famously say about winning in Green's section on the yips?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hassan, Green's roommate for a time in 2003, particularly interested in the news at that time?

2. What was the most terrible symptom of meningitis for Green?

3. Why did Green dislike Indianapolis when he first moved back there from the city?

4. How does Green describe the trajectory of a typical Monopoly game?

5. How does Green describe the "yips"?

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

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

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

9. How did Green's boss at Booklist treat him when he had to take time off for mental illness issues?

10. Why does Green remember the exact circumstances under which someone whispered to him in early March of 2020?

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