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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Educated.
(c) Simple.
(d) Scientific.

2. Fulghum says that he's been know to shake his fist and yell at what?
(a) Bad drivers.
(b) The sky.
(c) His dog.
(d) His car.

3. When writing about the establishment of San Saba, how many priests does Fulghum say accompanied the soldiers?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

4. In Fulghum's list of rules in the first chapter, he says you should wash your hands before doing what?
(a) Feeding the hungry.
(b) Eating.
(c) Drinking your milk.
(d) Playing a game.

5. Fulghum states hamsters, white mice, and the little seed in the Styrofoam cup still die in the end. What other thing does Fulghum mention besides these three things?
(a) Goldfish.
(b) Horses.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Fulghum states that every year he writes a personal statement or credo. What time of year does he say he writes this credo?

4. While the soldiers and priests in San Saba waited for the Indians to show up, how did they bide their time?

5. Fulghum says that the neighbor lady thinks the spider is as big as what?

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