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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 44-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fulghum states hamsters, white mice, and the little seed in the Styrofoam cup still die in the end. What other thing does Fulghum mention besides these three things?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Horses.
(d) Goldfish.

2. 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?
(a) 2590.
(b) 2550.
(c) 3500.
(d) 3530.

3. In Chapter 5 about the abacus, Fulghum claims there are millions of people that still use the abacus. Where are these people located?
(a) Europe.
(b) Asia.
(c) North America.
(d) South America.

4. In Chapter 45, Fulghum talks about a friend that he has with a Ph.D. in sociology who believes that most people are what secretly?
(a) Good.
(b) Slobs.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Imaginative.

5. In Chapter 27, Fulghum says his wish for Christmas is that he wants to be how old for an hour?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age does Fulghum claim he was before he knew that people even cleaned gutters and downspouts?

2. In Chapter 27, Fulghum speaks of a grumpy-looking man who has come down with a full-blown case of what?

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

4. In Chapter 26, Fulghum talks about playing giants, wizards, and dwarfs with how many children?

5. What month of the year did the Indians that the soldiers were waiting for finally show up?

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