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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On August 24, where are the military units from that enter Angola in an offensive against the black nationalist guerrillas?
(a) India.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

2. After the motorcycle momma was done dancing with the Indian, what did the Indian dance with?
(a) A broom.
(b) The microphone.
(c) A chair.
(d) A mop.

3. In Chapter 44, what baseball player does the rabbi use as an object lesson for the man?
(a) Ty Cobb.
(b) Phil Rizzuto.
(c) Cy Young.
(d) Babe Ruth.

4. Fulghum tells a story about a man who faced a computer with his abacus. What was this man's occupation?
(a) He was a woodworker.
(b) He was the CEO of a computer manufacturing company.
(c) He was a senior clerk for a shipping company.
(d) He was a chairman over the construction of new high rises in China.

5. The man who has a car with a dead battery says he took another class the same time as his auto mechanics class. What class does he say he took at the same time as his mechanics class?
(a) Math.
(b) P.E.
(c) Home economics.
(d) Sex education.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulghum is at the laundromat he sees an old woman folding what type of clothing?

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

3. Fulghum claims that gems of wisdom come out of the mouths of babes, but that something else also comes out. What is it that Fulghum says also comes out of the mouth of babes?

4. What does Fulghum say saved him from losing the game of cards?

5. What is the name of Fulghum's uncle who drives the old pickup truck in Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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