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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 many stars does Green award to Monopoly?
2. How many stars does Green award to the Indianapolis 500?
3. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?
4. How many stars does Green award to wintry mix?
5. Who does Green identify as one of his very easygoing friends in his review of whispering?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one significant problem with CNN, according to Green?
2. Who does Green Google after encountering this person many years earlier, and why did he wait so long to check up on this person?
3. What does Green think is one of the most terrible similarities between the Plague and the novel coronavirus?
4. Why does Green remember the exact circumstances under which someone whispered to him in early March of 2020?
5. Why do you think Green tells the story about the cosmonaut Leonov in Part IV?
6. What was the original name of Elizabeth Magie's game that someone else essentially stole the idea for Monopoly from?
7. What was the most terrible symptom of meningitis for Green?
8. What happened when an American contestant beat a long-reigning Japanese champion in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating contest in 2007?
9. Why does Green think Super Mario Kart is a better game than Monopoly?
10. What is one drawback of traditional lawns that consist mostly of grass, and particularly of Kentucky Bluegrass, according to Green?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How does Green himself describe this essay collection as a departure from - and, also, similar to - his earlier works of both fiction and non-fiction? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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