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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fulghum's washer and dryer quit working, where is the laundromat that he has to go to?
(a) Beside a local coffee shop.
(b) At the mall.
(c) In a strip mall by the grocery store.
(d) By the library.

2. What kind of insect does the Cassida Rubignosa have to defend itself from in the book?
(a) A ladybug.
(b) A praying mantis.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) An ant.

3. Fulghum thinks it would be a better world if we all had cookies and milk at what time?
(a) Ten o'clock in the morning.
(b) Three o'clock in the afternoon.
(c) Noon.
(d) Six o'clock in the evening.

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

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

6. What time do the animals under Fulghum's porch chose to mate in Chapter 10?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 4 p.m.
(d) 5 a.m.

7. In Fulghum's list of rules in the first chapter, he says you should wash your hands before doing what?
(a) Playing a game.
(b) Eating.
(c) Drinking your milk.
(d) Feeding the hungry.

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

9. What two things does Fulghum say he has and would stack up against a food processor any day?
(a) A wooden bowl and chipping knife.
(b) A butchers knife and a wooden block.
(c) A metal peeler and a ceramic dish.
(d) A pair of kitchen shears and a metal mixing bowl.

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

11. Fulghum states that laundry detergent is called something in a box. What is that something?
(a) A magic potion.
(b) A miracle.
(c) A cleaner.
(d) A guarantee.

12. In Chapter 9, what is the other group that Fulghum mentions, besides merchants, that he counts on?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Priests.
(d) Kindergarten teachers.

13. When Fulghum writes his personal beliefs down, how many pages does he try to fill?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

14. In the chapter about the neighbor woman and the spider, Fulghum states that spiders have been around for how many years?
(a) 500 thousand years.
(b) 400 thousand years.
(c) 350 million years.
(d) 200 million years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5 about the abacus, Fulghum claims there are millions of people that still use the abacus. Where are these people located?

2. San Saba claims a fame of being the goat capital of the world. What other thing does the town claim to be the capitol of the world of?

3. In its larval form, what does the Cassida Rubignosa beetle carry on it's back?

4. When Fulghum talks about waiting for a repair man in Chapter 2, how long does Fulghum claim you would have to stay home for?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 9, Fulghum talks about seeing a man setting up a display in a store window. What holiday is the man setting up for?

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