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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fulghum says that he and his Aunt Violet got along just fine until the night of what?
(a) The Mushroom Mayhem.
(b) The Garbage Disaster.
(c) The Big Dinner.
(d) The Date Night.

2. What color of BMW motorcycle does Fulghum claim feels like him?
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Silver.
(d) Black.

3. When Fulghum is talking about the stuff that is found in our homes, what kind of chunks does he say are found in the stuff?
(a) Food chunks.
(b) People chunks.
(c) Pet hair chunks.
(d) Bug chunks.

4. When the grumpy-looking man picks up his little gift and starts to walk toward the garbage, Fulghum mentions that it looks as if the man is carrying what?
(a) A moldy piece of stinky cheese.
(b) An old head of cabbage.
(c) A dead roach.
(d) A poopy diaper.

5. What kind of vest does the Indian wear who enters the tavern in Chapter 35?
(a) Beaded.
(b) Checkered.
(c) Sheep's skin.
(d) Leather.

6. When Fulghum opens the carton that contains the cuckoo clock to assemble, how many bags of parts does he retrieve?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

7. In the beginning of Chapter 35, Fulghum states that he doesn't kill what?
(a) Moths.
(b) Mice.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Plants.

8. When the man in Chapter 16 was testing his theory on whether you can trust people, how many taxi drivers out of thirty-seven cheated him?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Fifteen.

9. What does Franklin retort to the bystander who asked what good the balloon was?
(a) "What good is imagination?"
(b) "What good is a bunch of hot air?"
(c) "What good is a new invention?"
(d) "What good is a newborn baby?"

10. When Fulghum takes his shoes to Elias Schwartz, what does Elias Schwartz send home in each shoe?
(a) A chocolate candy bar.
(b) A shoehorn.
(c) A measuring tape.
(d) A chocolate-chip cookie.

11. What is contained on the tablet that is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?
(a) A list of laws.
(b) A census report.
(c) A obituary report.
(d) A drawing of a family.

12. In Chapter 22, what occupation does Fulghum's neighbor have?
(a) He's a lawyer.
(b) He's a doctor.
(c) He's an insurance agent.
(d) He's a preacher.

13. In Chapter 19, what does Fulghum catch his neighbor spraying in his yard?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Fruit trees.
(c) Car.
(d) Dandelions.

14. What kind of fantasy does Fulghum have that he talks about in Chapter 20?
(a) The perfect day and perfect kid fantasy.
(b) A relaxing on the beach with a margarita fantasy.
(c) The no yard work and no bills fantasy.
(d) The stick-polishing fantasy.

15. Fulghum has a hero named Larry Walters. What does Larry Walters do for a living?
(a) He's a lawyer.
(b) He's a truck driver.
(c) He's a car salesman.
(d) He's a grocery manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man who has a car with a dead battery says he took another class the same time as his auto mechanics class. What class does he say he took at the same time as his mechanics class?

2. In Chapter 34, Fulghum claims that the majority of stuff comes from two sources. What are these sources he is speaking of?

3. What kind of pickup truck does Fulghum remember riding home in on a summer's eve?

4. Fulghum talks about a balloon that came from the gardens of Versailles carrying three things. What were those three things?

5. Fulghum describes his neighbor's yard as looking like a combination golf course and what else?

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