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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 deaf boy who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?
(a) Derek.
(b) Danny.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Donnie.

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

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

4. What kind of tablet is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?
(a) Stone.
(b) Leaf.
(c) Wood.
(d) Clay.

5. In Chapter 26, Fulghum talks about playing giants, wizards, and dwarfs with how many children?
(a) Forty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Eighty.

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

7. What is the name of Fulghum's uncle who drives the old pickup truck in Chapter 17?
(a) Roscoe.
(b) Randy.
(c) Rex.
(d) Richard.

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

9. What is Fulghum's neighbor's philosophy of life in Chapter 22?
(a) "We all need love from someone."
(b) "We're all in it together."
(c) "We all need to feel protected."
(d) "We're all gamblers."

10. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the man who tested the theory that you can't trust anyone?
(a) Steven Brill.
(b) Billy Swamp.
(c) Brandon Simpson.
(d) Sam Benson.

11. What kind of shoes is the Indian wearing who enters the tavern?
(a) Tap shoes.
(b) Work boots.
(c) Tennis shoes.
(d) Cowboy boots.

12. When Fulghum talks about the people that are always prepared and organized in Chapter 20, what object does he say these people have that work and they actually know where they are?
(a) Fire extinguisher.
(b) Smoke detector.
(c) Jumper cables.
(d) Flashlight.

13. 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) Green leaf lettuce.
(b) Bean sprouts.
(c) Tofu.
(d) Vegan burgers.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 27, Fulghum tells the reader that he knows what he wants for Christmas and he's known since he was forty. What is it that Fulghum wants?

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

3. How old were the two cousins that Fulghum remembers riding home with in the back of a pickup truck?

4. Einstein is quoted as saying that something is more important than information. What did Einstein say was more important than information?

5. 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?

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