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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Fulghum says that the neighbor lady thinks the spider is as big as what?
(a) A lobster.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cat.
(d) A bat.

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

5. San Saba claims a fame of being the goat capital of the world. What other thing does the town claim to be the capitol of the world of?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Pecans.
(c) Pistachios.
(d) Walnuts.

Short Answer 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?

2. When Fulghum talks about the dances after the goat roping events, he says he could sit by the river and eat what kind of sandwich?

3. What month of the year did the Indians that the soldiers were waiting for finally show up?

4. According to Fulghum, where is all the software needed to run an abacus?

5. When Fulghum is at the laundromat, he hears a college kid explain to a friend how to get something off a suede jacket. What does the kid talk about getting off of a suede jacket?

(see the answer key)

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