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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Fulghum discovers the animals mating underneath his porch, what are the animals covered in?
(a) Blood and grass.
(b) Leaves and mud.
(c) Mud and blood.
(d) Leaves and grass.

3. When the opposing tribe showed up in San Saba to fight the soldiers, what color of war paint did they wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Red and black.
(d) Red, black, and yellow.

4. When Fulghum's washer and dryer quit working, where is the laundromat that he has to go to?
(a) Beside a local coffee shop.
(b) At the mall.
(c) By the library.
(d) In a strip mall by the grocery store.

5. In the gummy lump box, Fulghum can also see what scrawled in several places?
(a) The names of three children.
(b) The name of the cities they've lived in.
(c) The words, "Daddy" and "Mommy."
(d) The words, "I love you."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Fulghum tells a story about a man who faced a computer with his abacus. What was this man's occupation?

5. What school supply does Fulghum claim tastes like what the little white hearts taste like?

(see the answer key)

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