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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On August 24, where are the military units from that enter Angola in an offensive against the black nationalist guerrillas?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) India.
(d) South Africa.

2. Fulghum says that no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world it is best to do what?
(a) Look for rainbows.
(b) Hold hands and stick together.
(c) Carry an umbrella.
(d) Have a friend who is close.

3. In the chapter about the neighbor woman and the spider, Fulghum states that spiders have been around for how many years?
(a) 350 million years.
(b) 400 thousand years.
(c) 500 thousand years.
(d) 200 million years.

4. How long do the woodsmen in the Solomon Islands continue their ritual for one tree?
(a) Fifteen days.
(b) Forty-five days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Twenty-two days.

5. When Fulghum tells of dancing after the goat roping rodeo, he talks of dancing and hoping to God that you don't do what?
(a) Kiss the wrong girl.
(b) Throw up.
(c) Fall over.
(d) Dance too awkwardly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of laundry detergent does Fulghum claim he uses?

2. Fulghum states that inspiration for brevity came from a particular place. What was this place?

3. Fulghum states that laundry detergent is called something in a box. What is that something?

4. Fulghum tells the reader that he visited San Saba to court a lady, but even after he and the lady were over he still went there for what reason?

5. When the military units who have entered Angola encounter the Russian soldiers, how many Russian soldiers were killed?

(see the answer key)

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