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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 37, Fulghum says that it's never too late to do what?
(a) Think.
(b) Imagine.
(c) Dream.
(d) Fly.

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

3. What is the name of the tavern that Fulghum talks about visiting in Chapter 35?
(a) The Hillbillie Tavern.
(b) The Lowrider Tavern.
(c) The Mooncrest Tavern.
(d) The Buffalo Tavern.

4. Why does Fulghum's neighbor say he puts up with Fulghum's yard?
(a) Because Fulghum cooks better chili and has better power tools.
(b) Because Fulghum gets him into the country club for free.
(c) Because he can't see Fulghum's yard very well anyway.
(d) Because he can just come over and do Fulghum's yard work for him.

5. Fulghum says that if the population of the earth were to increase at the present rate, then by what year would the total mass of humans be equal to the mass of the earth?
(a) 3500.
(b) 2590.
(c) 3530.
(d) 2550.

6. 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) Bug chunks.
(c) People chunks.
(d) Pet hair chunks.

7. In Chapter 31, Fulghum claims that Beethoven defied his fate with what?
(a) Joy.
(b) Music.
(c) Jubilation.
(d) Magnificence.

8. What kind of pickup truck does Fulghum remember riding home in on a summer's eve?
(a) Chrysler.
(b) Dodge.
(c) GM.
(d) Ford.

9. What is the name of the band that plays in the tavern that Fulghum talks about in Chapter 35?
(a) The Dynamic Volcanic Logs.
(b) The Vivacious Living Wills.
(c) The Extraordinary Bug Lamps.
(d) The Wondrous House Flies.

10. Fulghum describes his neighbor's yard as looking like a combination golf course and what else?
(a) Greenhouse.
(b) Arboretum.
(c) Botanical garden.
(d) Butterfly house.

11. What city did the man test the theory that no one can be trusted in Chapter 16?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Los Angeles.

12. When Fulghum experiences his solace from depression, where does he lie down?
(a) In his yard on the lawn.
(b) On the floor.
(c) On his bed.
(d) In a hammock.

13. How many years after Beethoven went completely deaf, did he finish the Ninth Symphony?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

14. 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) Fifteen.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the boy charge who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?

2. What does Fulghum claim is a blow to his self-image in Chapter 34?

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

4. What age does Fulghum claim he was before he knew that people even cleaned gutters and downspouts?

5. In Chapter 18, what is the name of Fulghum's neighbor who lives up the hill from him?

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