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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the soldiers and priests build in San Saba to accommodate them?
(a) A mission chapel.
(b) A fort and a mission chapel.
(c) A fort, a mission chapel, and a shooting range.
(d) A fort.

2. Fulghum's lawyer friend travels with his two eighteen-year-old girls and what kind of animal?
(a) A bearded dragon lizard.
(b) A brown and white hamster.
(c) A black labrador retriever.
(d) A boa constrictor.

3. Fulghum says that the neighbor lady thinks the spider is as big as what?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lobster.
(d) A bat.

4. How long do the woodsmen in the Solomon Islands continue their ritual for one tree?
(a) Twenty-two days.
(b) Forty-five days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Fifteen days.

5. What type of laundry detergent does Fulghum claim he uses?
(a) Cheer.
(b) Gain.
(c) Tide.
(d) All.

6. What does Fulghum say can be bought for 35 cents at Bob Everette's Drugstore?
(a) A package of famous pecans.
(b) A Moon Pie.
(c) A flavored coffee.
(d) A Coke float.

7. What song does Fulghum claim his neighbor lady reminded him of?
(a) "Old McDonald Had a Farm."
(b) "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
(c) "The Eensy-Weensy Spider."
(d) "London Bridge Is Falling Down.'

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

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

10. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Fulghum claim would make a good bumper sticker for the eighties?
(a) "Don't look now."
(b) "I may be wrong."
(c) "Love and learn."
(d) "I can fix it."

11. When Fulghum tells of dancing after the goat roping rodeo, he talks of dancing and hoping to God that you don't do what?
(a) Dance too awkwardly.
(b) Fall over.
(c) Throw up.
(d) Kiss the wrong girl.

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

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

14. 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) Sandhill cranes.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Katydids.
(d) Spring frogs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulghum tells the story of Nicolai Pestretsov, how old does he say the sergeant major is?

2. How many years was Charles Boyer married to his wife?

3. When writing about the establishment of San Saba, how many priests does Fulghum say accompanied the soldiers?

4. When do the woodsmen in the Solomon Islands creep up on a tree?

5. In Chapter 13, Fulghum says that if you want to experience an interesting party sometime, you should combine crayons with what?

(see the answer keys)

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