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

2. Fulghum talks about a balloon that came from the gardens of Versailles carrying three things. What were those three things?
(a) A chicken, a goat, and a goose.
(b) A dog, a calf, and a rat.
(c) A sheep, a rooster, and a duck.
(d) A cat, a duck, and a hamster.

3. What does Fulghum claim is the main objective of people who go to the tavern in Chapter 35?
(a) To listen to the live band.
(b) To eat some grub.
(c) To drink away their sorrows.
(d) To dance.

4. What two things does Fulghum say he has and would stack up against a food processor any day?
(a) A pair of kitchen shears and a metal mixing bowl.
(b) A wooden bowl and chipping knife.
(c) A metal peeler and a ceramic dish.
(d) A butchers knife and a wooden block.

5. After Charles Boyer's wife died in his arms, Charles died two days later. How did Charles die?
(a) He died in a horseback riding accident.
(b) He died of a stroke.
(c) He killed himself.
(d) He died of a heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 8, Fulghum claims he is sure of something, what is that thing he is sure of?

2. What does Franklin retort to the bystander who asked what good the balloon was?

3. Fulghum keeps a list of mysteries that he doesn't understand. One of the mysteries that Fulghum talks about is about how one wheel has a mind of it's own on what?

4. What was Menon's last conscious act?

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

(see the answer key)

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