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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 169 - 222, "The Indianapolis 500" - "Wintry Mix").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Great Gatsby?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) C.S. Lewis.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

2. Who does Green assert actually created the original version of Monopoly?
(a) Clarence Darrow.
(b) Henry Ford.
(c) Elizabeth Magie.
(d) John Rockefeller.

3. What was America's first 24-hour news network?
(a) Fox.
(b) C-SPAN.
(c) CNN.
(d) MSNBC.

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

5. Who does Green identify as one of his very easygoing friends in his review of whispering?
(a) Amy.
(b) Alex.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Fred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose life and death coincided roughly with appearances of Halley's Comet?

2. In the review on the Bonneville Salt Flats, who does Green say is his favorite person?

3. How many stars does Green award to whispering?

4. What does Green say the teddy bear is a reminder of?

5. Who was once long beloved as the greatest eater of all time in the hot dog contest at Coney Island?

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