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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Green think Auld Lang Syne is so popular in movies?
(a) It is a song everyone knows.
(b) It is a happy song.
(c) It is a short song.
(d) It is in the public domain.

2. Where had Green traveled just before becoming seriously ill in 2014, as he describes in Part IV?
(a) Ethiopia and Orlando.
(b) Canada.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Mexico and Chicago.

3. Who said "Very little in history is inevitable," as Green cites this person in his review of Plague?
(a) Margaret Atwood.
(b) Winston Churchill.
(c) Joseph Stalin.
(d) Hellen Keller.

4. Who wrote the song Auld Lang Syne?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Robert Burns.
(c) Rick Astley.
(d) Mick Jagger.

5. What was the most serious symptom Green describes from his serious illness in Part IV?
(a) Bone pain.
(b) Nausea.
(c) A terrible headache.
(d) Muscle pains.

6. How many stars does Green award to the Indianapolis 500?
(a) 3 and a half.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

7. What serious illness did Green contract in 2014?
(a) Viral Meningitis.
(b) Framingham Disease.
(c) A severe form of Influenza.
(d) Tuberculosis.

8. Which poet does Green cite in his review on Harvey?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Lord Byron.
(c) William Butler Yeats.
(d) Langston Hughes.

9. Where does Indianapolis rank as far as size in the United States in Green's review of Indianapolis?
(a) 100th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 16th.

10. Which poet does Green cite in his review of Plague?
(a) William Butler Yeats.
(b) Clint Smith.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

11. Where did Green first see Doi's ink drawings for the first time?
(a) At the American Fold Art Museum's show about obsessive drawing in 2006.
(b) At the Guggenheim Museum in 2019.
(c) At the Hirshorn Museum in 2017.
(d) At the Tate Modern Museum in 2010.

12. Where is CNN headquartered?
(a) Altanta.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Washington D.C.

13. What is the largest nonreligious gathering of humans on earth every year, according to Green?
(a) The New York City Marathon.
(b) Coachella.
(c) The Indianapolis 500.
(d) Burning Man.

14. In his review of Plague, what years were the worst for that disease in terms of recorded deaths, according to Green?
(a) 1347 - 1351.
(b) 1400 - 1403.
(c) 1415 - 1417.
(d) 1425 - 1428.

15. How many stars does Green award to Monopoly?
(a) 1 and a half.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Coney Island used to be the capital of, according to Green?

2. Who launched CNN?

3. What kind of stores did the Piggly Wiggly push out of business?

4. Where was Green working when he had what he describes as a mental health crisis in the section on Harvey?

5. When did the famous Coney Island hot dog eating contest begin?

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