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

2. How many times does Green estimate he has signed his name in his review of Hiroyuki Doi's Circle Drawings?

3. Who does Green identify as one of his very easygoing friends in his review of whispering?

4. Where is CNN headquartered?

5. Who said "Very little in history is inevitable," as Green cites this person in his review of Plague?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. Why do you think Green tells the story about the cosmonaut Leonov in Part IV?

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

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

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

10. Why does Green think Super Mario Kart is a better game than Monopoly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Green chooses to include so much about his personal life and background within the reviews in this essay collection, and what effect does this choice have on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Green use humor throughout this collection, and why do you think he inserts more lighthearted moments and commentary into his work here? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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