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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, Fulghum talks about his godchild having a crayon in one hand and what in the other?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) A pacifier.
(c) A bottle.
(d) A cigar.

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

4. 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 swam in the river and ran races.
(c) They practiced their shooting.
(d) They wrote journals.

5. 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?
(a) Scientific.
(b) Simple.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Educated.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the remnants from the fight with the Indian tribe left San Saba, where did they head back to?

2. In Chapter 10, Fulghum talks about a certain animal that mates underneath the porch of his lakeside cottage. What kind of animal is he talking about?

3. When Fulghum talks about the dances after the goat roping events, he says he could sit by the river and eat what kind of sandwich?

4. What does Fulghum claim the spider is thinking about having for breakfast?

5. What kind of insect does the Cassida Rubignosa have to defend itself from in the book?

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