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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. In the section on Auld Lang Syne, what does Green identify as one of the strangest and most beautiful moments in world history?
(a) The Easter Rising.
(b) The Christmas Truce of 1914.
(c) The Armistice of 1921.
(d) The Bowling Green Accords.

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

3. Which poet does Green cite in his review of Plague?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Clint Smith.

4. How old was Robert Burns when he died?
(a) 72.
(b) 80.
(c) 37.
(d) 45.

5. What kind of stores did the Piggly Wiggly push out of business?
(a) Shoe stores.
(b) Small general stores.
(c) Iron mines.
(d) Big-box retailers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Green usually get to the Indianapolis 500?

2. Where was Green working when he had what he describes as a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?

3. What video game does Green have fond memories of playing often while he was a child?

4. How many stars does Green award to Monopoly?

5. What did self-service grocery stores fuel the rise of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Green think the song "Auld Lang Syne" is popular in Hollywood?

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

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

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

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

6. What is one significant problem with CNN, according to Green?

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

8. How does Green describe the "yips"?

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

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

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