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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 223 - 274, "The Hotdogs of Baejarins Beztu Pylsur" to "Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author of The Great Gatsby think of some of its earliest reviews?
(a) The reviews were too short.
(b) The reviewers completely misunderstood the book.
(c) They were very poignant.
(d) The reviews were accurate.

2. What country was the soccer player whose performance Green reviews in this section originally from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

3. How many layers of paint are there on the World's Largest Ball of Paint?
(a) More than 50,000.
(b) More than 150,000.
(c) More than 26,000.
(d) More than 100,000.

4. Who began sending copies of The Great Gatsby to troops overseas in 1942?
(a) The U.S. Council on Books in Wartime.
(b) The Associated Press.
(c) The Smock Foundation.
(d) The American Library Association.

5. Where was Green working when he had what he describes as a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?
(a) The Orlando Space Center.
(b) Harley Magazine.
(c) Booklist.
(d) Publisher's Weekly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the Lascaux Cave Paintings first discovered?

2. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?

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

4. What does Green say his friend Stan Muller tells him in Green's review of the internet?

5. What is the largest nonreligious gathering of humans on earth every year, according to Green?

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