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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fulghum writes his personal beliefs down, how many pages does he try to fill?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What month of the year did the Indians that the soldiers were waiting for finally show up?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) February.

3. In Chapter 18, what is the name of Fulghum's neighbor who lives up the hill from him?
(a) Mr. Seamons.
(b) Mr. Winter.
(c) Mr. Chase.
(d) Mr. Washington.

4. Fulghum states that inspiration for brevity came from a particular place. What was this place?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The gasoline station.
(c) The barbershop.
(d) The local farmer's market.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fulghum says that if the population of the earth were to increase at the present rate, then by what year would the total mass of humans be equal to the mass of the earth?

2. When Fulghum is finished eating his chicken-friend steak in San Saba, what flavor of toothpick does he use?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, Fulghum claims that words will do what?

4. In Fulghum's list of rules in the first chapter, he says you should wash your hands before doing what?

5. In Chapter 22, what occupation does Fulghum's neighbor have?

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