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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Solomon Islands, the villagers practice a unique form of what?
(a) Logging.
(b) Plowing.
(c) Gardening.
(d) Baking.

2. When Fulghum talks about waiting for a repair man in Chapter 2, how long does Fulghum claim you would have to stay home for?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Thirty-six hours.
(c) Forty hours.
(d) Thirteen hours.

3. When Fulghum's neighbor starts screaming because of the spider web, Fulghum thinks she sounds like what kind of mating animal?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A cat.
(c) A seagull.
(d) A stork.

4. At the end of Chapter 4, Fulghum claims that words will do what?
(a) Break our hearts.
(b) Define who we are.
(c) Never hurt us.
(d) Never explain feelings.

5. What type of laundry detergent does Fulghum claim he uses?
(a) Gain.
(b) All.
(c) Tide.
(d) Cheer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. Fulghum says that no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world it is best to do what?

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