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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) Fly.
(c) Imagine.
(d) Dream.

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

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

4. At the end of Chapter 36, Fulghum receives a present in the mail from Nampa, Idaho. What is the gift that he receives?
(a) Jumper cables.
(b) A map of Idaho.
(c) Twenty dollars.
(d) A baseball hat.

5. 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) Flashlight.
(b) Fire extinguisher.
(c) Smoke detector.
(d) Jumper cables.

6. In Chapter 36, what is the profession of the man who has the car with the dead battery?
(a) Math teacher.
(b) P.E. teacher.
(c) Science teacher.
(d) English teacher.

7. 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) Vegan burgers.
(d) Tofu.

8. 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) Math.
(b) Home economics.
(c) Sex education.
(d) P.E.

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

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

11. 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.

12. When Fulghum opens the carton that contains the cuckoo clock to assemble, how many bags of parts does he retrieve?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

14. When Fulghum buys a cuckoo clock he missed reading that it was made where?
(a) Columbia.
(b) South Korea.
(c) Germany.
(d) Egypt.

15. 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?
(a) A stroller.
(b) A grocery cart.
(c) A go-cart.
(d) A car.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the motorcycle momma was done dancing with the Indian, what did the Indian dance with?

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

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

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 27, Fulghum says his wish for Christmas is that he wants to be how old for an hour?

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