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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 does Green write about often playing video games with as an adult?

2. What brand of hot dogs is the Coney Island hot dog eating contest named after?

3. What serious illness did Green contract in 2014?

4. How many stars does Green award to whispering?

5. How many stars does Green award to Doi's drawings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the original name of Elizabeth Magie's game that someone else essentially stole the idea for Monopoly from?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Green think is one of the most terrible similarities between the Plague and the novel coronavirus?

10. Who does Green Google after encountering this person many years earlier, and why did he wait so long to check up on this person?

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 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's experiences as a hospital chaplain affect his perceptions and attitudes towards grief and illness for many years afterwards? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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