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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Franklin retort to the bystander who asked what good the balloon was?
(a) "What good is imagination?"
(b) "What good is a bunch of hot air?"
(c) "What good is a newborn baby?"
(d) "What good is a new invention?"

2. In Chapter 18, what is the name of Fulghum's neighbor who lives up the hill from him?
(a) Mr. Washington.
(b) Mr. Winter.
(c) Mr. Chase.
(d) Mr. Seamons.

3. At the end of Chapter 36, Fulghum receives a present in the mail from Nampa, Idaho. What is the gift that he receives?
(a) A map of Idaho.
(b) A baseball hat.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) Jumper cables.

4. While the soldiers and priests in San Saba waited for the Indians to show up, how did they bide their time?
(a) They made up stories and songs.
(b) They wrote journals.
(c) They practiced their shooting.
(d) They swam in the river and ran races.

5. When the man in Chapter 16 was testing his theory on whether you can trust people, how many taxi drivers out of thirty-seven cheated him?
(a) Four.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fulghum states that he has heightened respect for what goes on in the nooks and crannies of our rooms and claims that it isn't dirt that is located there, it's what?

2. When Fulghum talks about the dances after the goat roping events, he says he could sit by the river and eat what kind of sandwich?

3. In Chapter 22, what occupation does Fulghum's neighbor have?

4. In Chapter 21, what does Fulghum's neighbor give him for a Christmas present?

5. When Fulghum is talking about the stuff that is found in our homes, what kind of chunks does he say are found in the stuff?

(see the answer key)

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