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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. Who was the hunting guide who wounded the bear in 1902 that indirectly gave rise to the name "Teddy Bear"?

2. How many stars does Green give to the Academic Decathlon?

3. What word did Green and his friends use to connote artificiality during his teenage years?

4. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Green like Halley's Comet?

2. What is one of the big mysteries around Halley's Comet, according to Green?

3. What does Green think of Canada geese today?

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

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

6. What does Green say really happened in the incident with Teddy Roosevelt and the bear that he and his group were hunting?

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

8. What does Green think of the Hall of Presidents at Disney World?

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

10. In the Introduction, what does Green say this book started life as?

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

What specific entities related to nature and the natural world does Green review in this collection, and which emotional or bigger-picture topics does he use nature and the natural world to explore? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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