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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 27, Fulghum speaks of a grumpy-looking man who has come down with a full-blown case of what?
(a) Scrooge-itis.
(b) Leave-me-the-hell-alone-itis.
(c) Grump-itis.
(d) The grumps.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What age does Fulghum claim he was before he knew that people even cleaned gutters and downspouts?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Twenty-five.

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

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

14. 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) Animal sheddings.
(b) People dust.
(c) Plant cells.
(d) Cosmic compost.

15. What is the name of the deaf boy who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?
(a) Danny.
(b) Donnie.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Derek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fulghum has a hero named Larry Walters. What does Larry Walters do for a living?

2. What does Fulghum say is his solace from depression?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 36, Fulghum receives a present in the mail from Nampa, Idaho. What is the gift that he receives?

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

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