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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 4, Fulghum claims that words will do what?
(a) Never explain feelings.
(b) Never hurt us.
(c) Break our hearts.
(d) Define who we are.

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

3. How many Xs and Os does Fulghum say are glued to the bottom of the gummy lump box?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Forty-two.
(c) Thirty-one.
(d) Twenty-three.

4. When Fulghum buys a cuckoo clock he missed reading that it was made where?
(a) South Korea.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Egypt.

5. What time do the animals under Fulghum's porch chose to mate in Chapter 10?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 5 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fulghum claim his next-door neighbor yelled at for most of an afternoon?

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

3. When Fulghum talks about waiting for a repair man in Chapter 2, how long does Fulghum claim you would have to stay home for?

4. Fulghum describes his neighbor's yard as looking like a combination golf course and what else?

5. What kind of pickup truck does Fulghum remember riding home in on a summer's eve?

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