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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. What plays a significant role in the outcome of the video game Green reviews in Part IV?

2. What is one of the most disturbing aspects of the Plague years, according to Green?

3. What does Green write is one of the terrible consequences of excruciating pain?

4. How many stars does Green award to the serious illness he suffered from and that he writes about in 2014?

5. What did Vince Lombardi famously say about winning in Green's section on the yips?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the movie Harvey mean so much to Green?

2. How did Green's boss at Booklist treat him when he had to take time off for mental illness issues?

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

4. How does Green describe the trajectory of a typical Monopoly game?

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

6. What is one drawback of traditional lawns that consist mostly of grass, and particularly of Kentucky Bluegrass, according to Green?

7. Why did Green and his wife Sarah visit the Bonneville Salt Flats?

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

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

10. What was the most terrible symptom of meningitis for Green?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

What connections does Green draw in his introduction between this essay collection of reviews and memoir? What do you think are the similarities and differences between reviews and memoir writing? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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