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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fulghum talks about waiting for a repair man in Chapter 2, how long does Fulghum claim you would have to stay home for?
(a) Thirteen hours.
(b) Twenty-four hours.
(c) Thirty-six hours.
(d) Forty hours.

2. When Fulghum's neighbor starts screaming because of the spider web, Fulghum thinks she sounds like what kind of mating animal?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A stork.
(d) A cat.

3. When Fulghum tells the story of Nicolai Pestretsov, how old does he say the sergeant major is?
(a) Thirty-one.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Forty-two.

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

5. 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) Goldfish.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Horses.

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

7. At the end of Chapter 10, Fulghum asks a question about something not being easy. What is he talking about?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Companionship.
(c) Life.
(d) Love.

8. What does Fulghum claim the spider is thinking about having for breakfast?
(a) Moths.
(b) Gnats.
(c) Flies.
(d) Humans.

9. When Fulghum is at the laundromat, he hears a college kid explain to a friend how to get something off a suede jacket. What does the kid talk about getting off of a suede jacket?
(a) Beer.
(b) Puke.
(c) Wine.
(d) Blood.

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

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

12. In the story of the town of San Saba, Fulghum tells of something that is creating a big excitement in town. Who creates this excitement?
(a) The San Saba Armadillos High School basketball team.
(b) The San Saba rodeo.
(c) The San Saba football club.
(d) The San Saba glee club.

13. In the Solomon Islands, the villagers practice a unique form of what?
(a) Plowing.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Logging.
(d) Baking.

14. 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) Tuna and rye bread.
(c) Turkey and avocado.
(d) Baloney and white bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Charles Boyer's wife died in his arms, Charles died two days later. How did Charles die?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 13, Fulghum talks about his godchild having a crayon in one hand and what in the other?

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