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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 21, what does Fulghum's neighbor give him for a Christmas present?
(a) A cigar case.
(b) A rake.
(c) A flowerpot.
(d) A snow shovel.

3. What was Menon's last conscious act?
(a) Menon gave money to his daughter to distribute among the local beggars.
(b) Menon gave a beggar a pair of sandals for his sore feet.
(c) Menon donated his life savings to a local orphanage.
(d) Menon asked his daughter to give a beggar fifteen rupees out of his wallet.

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

5. Fulghum remembers eating chocolate cookies and drinking sweet milk. What does he say they drank the milk out of?
(a) A big mug.
(b) Mason jars.
(c) Tin cups.
(d) The carton.

6. In Chapter 23, when Fulghum finds out that his barber has left, what does Fulghum say it feels like?
(a) A loss of a dear friend.
(b) A dead phone line.
(c) A death in the family.
(d) An absence in his heart.

7. What kind of shoes was the man wearing who had a car with a dead battery?
(a) Cowboy boots.
(b) Basketball high-tops.
(c) Flip-flops.
(d) Tennis shoes.

8. Einstein is quoted as saying that something is more important than information. What did Einstein say was more important than information?
(a) Foresight.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Wisdom.

9. How much does the boy charge who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?
(a) $5 an hour.
(b) $5 a yard.
(c) $1 a yard.
(d) $1 an hour.

10. In Chapter 18, what is the name of Fulghum's neighbor who lives up the hill from him?
(a) Mr. Winter.
(b) Mr. Seamons.
(c) Mr. Washington.
(d) Mr. Chase.

11. 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) Pet hair chunks.
(b) People chunks.
(c) Bug chunks.
(d) Food chunks.

12. Fulghum states that he has heightened respect for what goes on in the nooks and crannies of our rooms and claims that it isn't dirt that is located there, it's what?
(a) People dust.
(b) Cosmic compost.
(c) Plant cells.
(d) Animal sheddings.

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

14. In Chapter 31, Fulghum says he speaks to a nice lady on the phone who says she has a cold since when?
(a) December 4th.
(b) October 2nd.
(c) September 1st.
(d) November 3rd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoes is the Indian wearing who enters the tavern?

2. What is the name of the deaf boy who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?

3. Fulghum tells the nice lady on the phone in Chapter 31 that he has depression lows that are so low he needs what to get out of them?

4. What two things did Beethoven want to be?

5. What kind of vest does the Indian wear who enters the tavern in Chapter 35?

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