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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plays a significant role in the outcome of the video game Green reviews in Part IV?

2. Who is Indianapolis's favorite literary son, according to Green?

3. What does Green write is one of the terrible consequences of excruciating pain?

4. Who founded a huge grocery store chain, as Green details in the first review of Part III?

5. Who was one of Green's roommates in 2003 who was glued to CNN while America Invaded Iraq?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Green think the song "Auld Lang Syne" is popular in Hollywood?

2. What does Green write about what he calls "attempts to brightside human suffering" (213)?

3. Why was Hassan, Green's roommate for a time in 2003, particularly interested in the news at that time?

4. Who does Green Google after encountering this person many years earlier, and why did he wait so long to check up on this person?

5. What was the original name of Elizabeth Magie's game that someone else essentially stole the idea for Monopoly from?

6. What did the Piggly Wiggly almost entirely replace once the stores got up and running?

7. What idea did Clarence Saunders have after losing his fortune following the creation of Piggly Wiggly that failed to take off?

8. Why does Green have fond memories of going to the Indianapolis 500?

9. What was the most terrible symptom of meningitis for Green?

10. Why does Green remember the exact circumstances under which someone whispered to him in early March of 2020?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Green describe his affinity for and attraction to sports, and what topics does he explore the lens of sports and competitions throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Green explains in some detail how his struggles with mental illnesses have affected his life at different stages. Who does Green credit with helping him through these difficult times, and how did these individuals support him? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Which topics does Green explore in which he details some of the most common and/or significant wide-scale misconceptions that persist in society today about the topics? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions .

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