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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 55 - 112, "Canada Geese" to "Penguins of Madagascar").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Green grow up?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Orlando, Florida.
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2. About how long did it take Earth to go from single-celled to multicellular life?
(a) One billion years.
(b) Five hundred thousand years.
(c) One million years.
(d) Three billion years.

3. Where was the planetarium Green visited when he was 9 or 10?
(a) The Chicago Science Center.
(b) The Orlando Science Center.
(c) The Atlanta Science Center.
(d) San Francisco.

4. What rating does Green give the song "You'll Never Walk Alone"?
(a) 4 and a half stars.
(b) 2 stars.
(c) 1 star.
(d) 5 stars.

5. Why did Green spend so much time at the Hall of Presidents as a teenager?
(a) He liked watching all the classes come through there.
(b) He was working on a book about one president in particular.
(c) It had the best air-conditioning and he did not like the rest of Disney World.
(d) He loved American history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poet does Green excerpt a poem from in his review on sunsets?

2. How many stars does green award to the Hall of Presidents?

3. What effect does seeing Canada geese in his yard have on Green?

4. Whose name is the phrase "Teddy Bear" derived from?

5. What is one main reason for the large-scale shift in human geography, according to Green?

(see the answer key)

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