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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old were the two cousins that Fulghum remembers riding home with in the back of a pickup truck?
(a) Eight.
(b) Five.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Ten.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 34, Fulghum claims that the majority of stuff comes from two sources. What are these sources he is speaking of?
(a) Animals and bugs.
(b) People and meteorites.
(c) People and animals.
(d) Plants and animals.

7. What color of Mercedes does Fulghum claim feels like him?
(a) Onyx black.
(b) Silver gray.
(c) Crisp white.
(d) Dark blue.

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

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

10. What does Fulghum say his barber did on his days off?
(a) He gave free haircuts to his clients' children.
(b) He gave free haircuts to children in an orphanage.
(c) He gave free haircuts to old men in a nursing home.
(d) He gave free haircuts to people in his church group.

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

12. In Chapter 30, what does Fulghum claim he filled his class room ankle deep with?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Shredded paper.
(d) Dandelions.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fulghum's neighbor's philosophy of life in Chapter 22?

2. Fulghum explains that his real estate agent means a shack with a view when he says what word?

3. Fulghum keeps a list of mysteries that he doesn't understand. One of the mysteries that Fulghum talks about is about how one wheel has a mind of it's own on what?

4. 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?

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

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