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

2. What is one reason Green likes Halley's Comet?
(a) His great-grandfather discovered it.
(b) It was last visible to earth when he proposed to his wife.
(c) It is entirely predictable.
(d) It is supposed to bring good luck.

3. How many stars does Green give velociraptors?
(a) 1.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. What word did Green and his friends use to connote artificiality during his teenage years?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Hard.
(c) Lame.
(d) Frightful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Green's grandfather work, as he writes in the first review of Part III?

2. Why does Green like signing his name?

3. Where is CNN headquartered?

4. How many stars does Green give Canada geese?

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

(see the answer key)

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