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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Apache.
(b) Ute.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Comanche.

2. Charles Boyer sat by his wife's bedside to provide her with hope and cheer day and night for how long?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Fifty days.
(d) Two weeks.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 9, what does Fulghum claim he thinks about every morning as he dresses?
(a) His kids.
(b) His wife and how hard she works.
(c) The kind of lunch he will have in the afternoon.
(d) The gummy lump box.

7. At the end of Chapter 4, Fulghum claims that words will do what?
(a) Never explain feelings.
(b) Define who we are.
(c) Never hurt us.
(d) Break our hearts.

8. When Fulghum is at the laundromat he sees an old woman folding what type of clothing?
(a) Little children's school uniforms.
(b) Sexy black underwear.
(c) White tube socks.
(d) White knickers.

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

10. Fulghum tells the reader that he visited San Saba to court a lady, but even after he and the lady were over he still went there for what reason?
(a) To eat a good home cooked meal.
(b) To buy beer.
(c) To work at a local store.
(d) To find peace and quiet.

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

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

14. When Fulghum sees his neighbor lady coming out her front door, what kind of mode does she say she is in?
(a) A "looking good" mode.
(b) A "running late" mode.
(c) A "ready to face the world" mode.
(d) A "take it on" mode.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Fulghum states that laundry detergent is called something in a box. What is that something?

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

3. In Chapter 15, what game does Fulghum claim he likes better than hide-and-seek?

4. When the opposing tribe showed up in San Saba to fight the soldiers, what color of war paint did they wear?

5. When the remnants from the fight with the Indian tribe left San Saba, where did they head back to?

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