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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Fulghum say can be bought for 35 cents at Bob Everette's Drugstore?
(a) A Coke float.
(b) A flavored coffee.
(c) A package of famous pecans.
(d) A Moon Pie.

3. In Chapter 9, what is the other group that Fulghum mentions, besides merchants, that he counts on?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Kindergarten teachers.
(d) Priests.

4. What kind of fantasy does Fulghum have that he talks about in Chapter 20?
(a) The stick-polishing fantasy.
(b) The no yard work and no bills fantasy.
(c) A relaxing on the beach with a margarita fantasy.
(d) The perfect day and perfect kid fantasy.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Fulghum claim he thinks about every morning as he dresses?
(a) The kind of lunch he will have in the afternoon.
(b) The gummy lump box.
(c) His kids.
(d) His wife and how hard she works.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulghum's washer and dryer quit working, where is the laundromat that he has to go to?

2. Fulghum claims it's too bad that the villagers on the Solomon Islands don't have the advantages of modern technology and what kind of mind?

3. In Chapter 5 about the abacus, Fulghum claims there are millions of people that still use the abacus. Where are these people located?

4. What is the name of Fulghum's uncle who drives the old pickup truck in Chapter 17?

5. When Fulghum tells the story of Nicolai Pestretsov, how old does he say the sergeant major is?

(see the answer key)

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