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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 does Green try to solve his problem with the creature eating his garden?

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

3. Who was Green's boss when he suffered a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?

4. In the section on Auld Lang Syne, what does Green identify as one of the strangest and most beautiful moments in world history?

5. How many stars does Green award to Monopoly?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Green think Super Mario Kart is a better game than Monopoly?

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

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

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

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

7. Why do you think Green tells the story about the cosmonaut Leonov in Part IV?

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

9. What did the Piggly Wiggly almost entirely replace once the stores got up and running?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Green explain his choice to choose F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby as a starting point to discuss the human capacity for wonder? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does greed and avarice derail some potentially positive inventions and ideas in some of Green's essay topics throughout the collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Green describe his affinity for and attraction to sports, and what topics does he explore the lens of sports and competitions throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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