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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things did Beethoven want to be?
(a) A violinist and virtuoso pianist.
(b) A singer and violinist.
(c) A painter and a singer.
(d) A virtuoso pianist and a singer.

2. Einstein is quoted as saying that something is more important than information. What did Einstein say was more important than information?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Foresight.
(d) Wisdom.

3. How old were the two cousins that Fulghum remembers riding home with in the back of a pickup truck?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

4. What kind of pickup truck does Fulghum remember riding home in on a summer's eve?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Ford.
(c) Chrysler.
(d) GM.

5. When Fulghum takes his shoes to Elias Schwartz, what does Elias Schwartz send home in each shoe?
(a) A shoehorn.
(b) A chocolate candy bar.
(c) A chocolate-chip cookie.
(d) A measuring tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fulghum claim is a blow to his self-image in Chapter 34?

2. How much does the boy charge who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?

3. In Chapter 26, Fulghum talks about playing giants, wizards, and dwarfs with how many children?

4. In Chapter 36, what is the profession of the man who has the car with the dead battery?

5. What kind of shoes is the Indian wearing who enters the tavern?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 36, what happens when Fulghum stops to help a couple that has a dead car battery and he and the stranded man try to find the battery?

2. How does Fulghum explain how the people of imagination mentioned in Chapter 37 stand on one another's shoulders?

3. In Chapter 29, what does the couple that lives across the street from the author buy to ride on, and how does the couple ride it?

4. In Chapter 33, what does Fulghum say is his first clue that Elias Schwartz is the new Haiho Lama?

5. In Chapter 31, what does Fulghum state he'll do on some December night when he is very rich?

6. Describe Fulghum's relationship with his neighbor Mr. Washington that is discussed in Chapter 18.

7. Why does Fulghum tell the reader in Chapter 16 to not be mislead by the stories we hear of crookedness and corruption?

8. In Chapter 34, Fulghum discusses the two items that make up the majority of stuff. What are some of the other miscellaneous items that make up stuff?

9. In Chapter 40, what happens when V.P. Menon arrives in Delhi to seek a job in government?

10. In Chapter 20, what kind of people does Fulghum say he lives in awe of?

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