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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After Charles Boyer's wife died in his arms, Charles died two days later. How did Charles die?
(a) He died of a heart attack.
(b) He killed himself.
(c) He died of a stroke.
(d) He died in a horseback riding accident.

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

4. Fulghum's lawyer friend travels with his two eighteen-year-old girls and what kind of animal?
(a) A black labrador retriever.
(b) A bearded dragon lizard.
(c) A brown and white hamster.
(d) A boa constrictor.

5. Fulghum describes the bus of his lawyer friend as decorated like the set for what?
(a) "Little Shop of Horrors."
(b) "Romeo and Juliet."
(c) "Alice in Wonderland."
(d) "Beauty and the Beast."

Short Answer Questions

1. When the military units who have entered Angola encounter the Russian soldiers, how many Russian soldiers were killed?

2. In the story of San Saba, the men had come in search of treasure. Where was this treasure supposedly located?

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

4. When writing about the establishment of San Saba, how many priests does Fulghum say accompanied the soldiers?

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

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