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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. About how many copies of The Great Gatsby sell in a typical year in at the time of this book's publication in 2021?

2. Who discovered Staphylococcus?

3. What effect does seeing Canada geese in his yard have on Green?

4. Who began sending copies of The Great Gatsby to troops overseas in 1942?

5. When will Halley's Comet be five times closer to the Earth than it was in 1986?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. When Green first started using the internet as an adolescent, how did he feel about it?

7. What does Green's brother Hank tell him about the coronavirus pandemic that unnerves Green?

8. What are Green's main memories of Scratch 'n' Sniff stickers from his childhood?

9. What does Green think of Canada geese today?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Green chooses to include so much about his personal life and background within the reviews in this essay collection, and what effect does this choice have on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Green use specific examples of products, experiences, and/or time periods from his childhood to explore topics like comfort and the pain of feeling like an outsider? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Green often writes about his relationship with his brother Hank in this collection. How does Green describe this relationship, and what aspects of Hank's personality and character does Green use to explain aspects of his own personality and character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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