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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words of wisdom does Fulghum's lawyer friend tell him?
(a) Do good.
(b) Trust nobody.
(c) Live well.
(d) Just be.

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

3. When do the woodsmen in the Solomon Islands creep up on a tree?
(a) At sunset.
(b) At noon.
(c) Midnight.
(d) At dawn.

4. Fulghum claims it's too bad that the villagers on the Solomon Islands don't have the advantages of modern technology and what kind of mind?
(a) Simple.
(b) Scientific.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Educated.

5. When Fulghum discovers the animals mating underneath his porch, what are the animals covered in?
(a) Mud and blood.
(b) Leaves and grass.
(c) Leaves and mud.
(d) Blood and grass.

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

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

8. 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 local farmer's market.
(d) The barbershop.

9. In Chapter 13, Fulghum talks about his godchild having a crayon in one hand and what in the other?
(a) A bottle.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) A pacifier.

10. Fulghum says that he's been know to shake his fist and yell at what?
(a) His dog.
(b) The sky.
(c) Bad drivers.
(d) His car.

11. Where does Fulghum claim wisdom is found?
(a) At the dinner table at home.
(b) On the top of the graduate school mountain.
(c) In the sand pile at Sunday school.
(d) In the kindergarten classroom.

12. While the soldiers and priests in San Saba waited for the Indians to show up, how did they bide their time?
(a) They swam in the river and ran races.
(b) They wrote journals.
(c) They practiced their shooting.
(d) They made up stories and songs.

13. When Fulghum tells of taking a walk after eating at the Alamo Cafe, he walks along the edge of the river and says all he can hear is crickets and what else?
(a) Katydids.
(b) Sandhill cranes.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Spring frogs.

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

15. After Charles Boyer's wife died in his arms, Charles died two days later. How did Charles die?
(a) He died of a heart attack.
(b) He died of a stroke.
(c) He died in a horseback riding accident.
(d) He killed himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Fulghum's neighbor starts screaming because of the spider web, Fulghum thinks she sounds like what kind of mating animal?

3. What type of laundry detergent does Fulghum claim he uses?

4. In the story of San Saba, Fulghum tells us that two thousand people from a certain tribe showed up to fight the soldiers and priests. What tribe did they come from?

5. What did the soldiers and priests build in San Saba to accommodate them?

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