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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 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?
(a) To find peace and quiet.
(b) To eat a good home cooked meal.
(c) To buy beer.
(d) To work at a local store.

2. When Fulghum tells the story of Nicolai Pestretsov, how old does he say the sergeant major is?
(a) Forty-two.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Thirty-one.

3. Charles' wife discovers she has cancer where?
(a) Her lungs.
(b) Her brain.
(c) Her stomach.
(d) Her liver.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulghum is talking about yelling at objects, he claims that even doing this doesn't help.

2. In the chapter about the neighbor woman and the spider, Fulghum states that spiders have been around for how many years?

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

4. What is Charles Boyer's wife named?

5. When Fulghum's washer and dryer quit working, where is the laundromat that he has to go to?

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