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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 does Green say his mother often told him when he was a kid in his review on Googling Strangers?
2. Who stars in the movie Harvey?
3. Where does Indianapolis rank as far as size in the United States in Green's review of Indianapolis?
4. How many stars does Green award to Indianapolis?
5. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Green write about what he calls "attempts to brightside human suffering" (213)?
2. Why can serious pain be isolating, in Green's opinion?
3. What did the Piggly Wiggly almost entirely replace once the stores got up and running?
4. Why does Green have fond memories of going to the Indianapolis 500?
5. What does Green think is one of the most terrible similarities between the Plague and the novel coronavirus?
6. What is one significant problem with CNN, according to Green?
7. How does Green describe the trajectory of a typical Monopoly game?
8. Why did Green and his wife Sarah visit the Bonneville Salt Flats?
9. How did Green's boss at Booklist treat him when he had to take time off for mental illness issues?
10. How does Green describe the "yips"?
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 Green use the topic of the novel coronavirus that began to shut down society in America in early 2020 to explore certain topics throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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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