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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fulghum is finished eating his chicken-friend steak in San Saba, what flavor of toothpick does he use?
(a) Bubblegum.
(b) Wintergreen.
(c) Chocolate mint.
(d) Peppermint.

2. In its larval form, what does the Cassida Rubignosa beetle carry on it's back?
(a) Its mother.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A small sack of garbage.
(d) Its meals to eat.

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?
(a) Ham and swiss cheese.
(b) Baloney and white bread.
(c) Tuna and rye bread.
(d) Turkey and avocado.

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

5. What especially does Fulghum say we yell at besides bills and banks and traffic and umpires?
(a) Kids.
(b) Professional sports.
(c) Cops.
(d) Machines.

6. Fulghum states that every year he writes a personal statement or credo. What time of year does he say he writes this credo?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

7. In the gummy lump box, Fulghum can also see what scrawled in several places?
(a) The words, "I love you."
(b) The name of the cities they've lived in.
(c) The words, "Daddy" and "Mommy."
(d) The names of three children.

8. How many years was Charles Boyer married to his wife?
(a) Forty-seven.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Thirty-nine.
(d) Forty-four.

9. What is Charles Boyer's wife named?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Lydia.

10. How many different kinds of macaroni does the gummy lump box consist of?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

11. When the military units who have entered Angola encounter the Russian soldiers, how many Russian soldiers were killed?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

12. When Fulghum is talking about yelling at objects, he claims that even doing this doesn't help.
(a) Punching.
(b) Kicking.
(c) Ignoring.
(d) Hugging.

13. In Chapter 15, what game does Fulghum claim he likes better than hide-and-seek?
(a) Red Rover.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Ring around the rosies.
(d) London Bridge.

14. Fulghum describes the bus of his lawyer friend as decorated like the set for what?
(a) "Beauty and the Beast."
(b) "Romeo and Juliet."
(c) "Little Shop of Horrors."
(d) "Alice in Wonderland."

15. Fulghum says that no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world it is best to do what?
(a) Have a friend who is close.
(b) Hold hands and stick together.
(c) Look for rainbows.
(d) Carry an umbrella.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Fulghum claim he thinks about every morning as he dresses?

2. What crayon name does Fulghum say is the only crayon name that has been changed?

3. What color of tissue paper does the gummy lump box in Chapter 9 contain?

4. Fulghum says that he's been know to shake his fist and yell at what?

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

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