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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years was Charles Boyer married to his wife?
(a) Forty-seven.
(b) Forty-four.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Thirty-nine.

2. When Fulghum is finished eating his chicken-friend steak in San Saba, what flavor of toothpick does he use?
(a) Chocolate mint.
(b) Peppermint.
(c) Bubblegum.
(d) Wintergreen.

3. What does Fulghum claim his next-door neighbor yelled at for most of an afternoon?
(a) His rain gutters.
(b) His garden hose.
(c) A stepladder.
(d) His horse.

4. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the man who tested the theory that you can't trust anyone?
(a) Billy Swamp.
(b) Steven Brill.
(c) Brandon Simpson.
(d) Sam Benson.

5. What is the name of Fulghum's uncle who drives the old pickup truck in Chapter 17?
(a) Rex.
(b) Roscoe.
(c) Richard.
(d) Randy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fulghum remembers eating chocolate cookies and drinking sweet milk. What does he say they drank the milk out of?

2. What age does Fulghum claim he was before he knew that people even cleaned gutters and downspouts?

3. When Fulghum talks about waiting for a repair man in Chapter 2, how long does Fulghum claim you would have to stay home for?

4. Why does Fulghum's neighbor say he puts up with Fulghum's yard?

5. In the Solomon Islands, the villagers practice a unique form of what?

(see the answer key)

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