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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 obituary report.
(c) A census report.
(d) A drawing of a family.

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

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

4. Fulghum explains that his real estate agent means a shack with a view when he says what word?
(a) Cozy.
(b) Simple.
(c) Charm.
(d) Cute.

5. In Chapter 27, Fulghum says his wish for Christmas is that he wants to be how old for an hour?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

6. Fulghum talks about a balloon that came from the gardens of Versailles carrying three things. What were those three things?
(a) A cat, a duck, and a hamster.
(b) A dog, a calf, and a rat.
(c) A sheep, a rooster, and a duck.
(d) A chicken, a goat, and a goose.

7. What two things did Beethoven want to be?
(a) A painter and a singer.
(b) A violinist and virtuoso pianist.
(c) A singer and violinist.
(d) A virtuoso pianist and a singer.

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

9. What does Fulghum say is his solace from depression?
(a) Yoga.
(b) Religion.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Deep sleep.

10. In Chapter 29, Fulghum mentions his neighbors across the street who really have it together. What does he say the couple eats or "scarfs"?
(a) Vegan burgers.
(b) Tofu.
(c) Green leaf lettuce.
(d) Bean sprouts.

11. What did the man in Chapter 16 claim was the biggest irony of all during his theory testing?
(a) That the taxi drivers in Los Angeles were concerned about his being scammed.
(b) That several of the taxi drivers warned him that New York was full of crooks and to be careful.
(c) That the taxi drivers in Boston warned him about bad taxi drivers in New York City.
(d) That Chicago was full of beggars who really had a lot of money to begin with.

12. 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?
(a) Sex education.
(b) Home economics.
(c) Math.
(d) P.E.

13. 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.

14. 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?
(a) Hot air balloons.
(b) Long ropes.
(c) Trampolines.
(d) Extension ladders.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What kind of tablet is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?

3. What does Fulghum claim is the main objective of people who go to the tavern in Chapter 35?

4. When Fulghum opens the carton that contains the cuckoo clock to assemble, how many bags of parts does he retrieve?

5. What does Fulghum say his barber did on his days off?

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