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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What crayon name does Fulghum say is the only crayon name that has been changed?
(a) Grass.
(b) Flesh.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Teardrop.

4. 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) Six o'clock in the evening.
(c) Three o'clock in the afternoon.
(d) Noon.

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

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

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

8. At the end of Chapter 8, Fulghum claims he is sure of something, what is that thing he is sure of?
(a) That it is possible to live in Hollywood and still love your wife.
(b) That Charles Boyer didn't know what he was talking about.
(c) That is possible to love someone as much as Charles Boyer loved his wife.
(d) That it is possible to lose someone you love and not cry.

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

10. According to Fulghum, where is all the software needed to run an abacus?
(a) Between your ears.
(b) Under your nose.
(c) In a book.
(d) In your fingers.

11. 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 killed himself.
(c) He died in a horseback riding accident.
(d) He died of a stroke.

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

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

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

15. Charles' wife discovers she has cancer where?
(a) Her lungs.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her brain.
(d) Her liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of insect does the Cassida Rubignosa have to defend itself from in the book?

2. What is Charles Boyer's wife named?

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. Charles Boyer sat by his wife's bedside to provide her with hope and cheer day and night for how long?

5. 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?

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