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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stars does Green give Canada geese?

2. Who discovered penicillin?

3. How many Canada Geese are estimated to be in the world today?

4. Where did Green grow up?

5. What did Todd once tell Green about his thoughts on rivers when they sat near one once as teenagers in the review on Academic Decathlon?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the paradox of air-conditioning, according to Green?

4. What does Green think of Canada geese today?

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

6. What misconception about lemmings does Green discuss in the essay "Penguins of Madagascar"?

7. What habit did Green eventually replace smoking with that he feels is much less harmful?

8. How did Jerzy Dudek achieve his legendary goal-saving in a 2005 soccer match, according to Green?

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

10. How does air-conditioning highlight matters of wealth and climate inequality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Green describe as his most significant fears, and how have these fears changed over the course of his lifetime? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Green use the topic of the novel coronavirus that began to shut down society in America in early 2020 to explore certain topics throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways and circumstances has Green felt isolated, and how does he choose to communicate these different feelings, circumstances, and experiences to the reader at different points throughout the collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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