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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 identify as one of his very easygoing friends in his review of whispering?
2. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?
3. What does Green says he does almost every day in the review on Googling strangers?
4. How does Green try to solve his problem with the creature eating his garden?
5. Which poet does Green cite in his review of Plague?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Green Google after encountering this person many years earlier, and why did he wait so long to check up on this person?
2. Why can serious pain be isolating, in Green's opinion?
3. How does Green describe the "yips"?
4. How did Green's boss at Booklist treat him when he had to take time off for mental illness issues?
5. What was the most terrible symptom of meningitis for Green?
6. Why does Green think the song "Auld Lang Syne" is popular in Hollywood?
7. What does Green write about what he calls "attempts to brightside human suffering" (213)?
8. How does Green describe the trajectory of a typical Monopoly game?
9. What does Green think is one of the most terrible similarities between the Plague and the novel coronavirus?
10. What happened when an American contestant beat a long-reigning Japanese champion in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating contest in 2007?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What has writing, and the ability to eventually write for a larger and receptive audience, meant to Green over the course of his career? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
What specific entities related to nature and the natural world does Green review in this collection, and which emotional or bigger-picture topics does he use nature and the natural world to explore? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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