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

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

2. While the soldiers and priests in San Saba waited for the Indians to show up, how did they bide their time?
(a) They made up stories and songs.
(b) They practiced their shooting.
(c) They swam in the river and ran races.
(d) They wrote journals.

3. When Fulghum tells of taking a walk after eating at the Alamo Cafe, he walks along the edge of the river and says all he can hear is crickets and what else?
(a) Sandhill cranes.
(b) Spring frogs.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Katydids.

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

5. What school supply does Fulghum claim tastes like what the little white hearts taste like?
(a) Pencil lead.
(b) Crayons.
(c) White library paste.
(d) Sidewalk chalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the gummy lump box, Fulghum can also see what scrawled in several places?

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

3. When Fulghum writes his personal beliefs down, how many pages does he try to fill?

4. When Fulghum's neighbor starts screaming because of the spider web, Fulghum thinks she sounds like what kind of mating animal?

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

(see the answer key)

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