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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fulghum talks about folding the laundry, where does he state he takes the laundry to fold it?
(a) The family room floor.
(b) The dining room table.
(c) The top of the dryer.
(d) The master bedroom bed.

2. What does Fulghum say can be bought for 35 cents at Bob Everette's Drugstore?
(a) A Coke float.
(b) A Moon Pie.
(c) A package of famous pecans.
(d) A flavored coffee.

3. In the story of the town of San Saba, Fulghum tells of something that is creating a big excitement in town. Who creates this excitement?
(a) The San Saba glee club.
(b) The San Saba Armadillos High School basketball team.
(c) The San Saba football club.
(d) The San Saba rodeo.

4. In Chapter 15, what game does Fulghum claim he likes better than hide-and-seek?
(a) London Bridge.
(b) Sardines.
(c) Red Rover.
(d) Ring around the rosies.

5. How many different kinds of macaroni does the gummy lump box consist of?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulghum tells of dancing after the goat roping rodeo, he talks of dancing and hoping to God that you don't do what?

2. When Fulghum is talking about yelling at objects, he claims that even doing this doesn't help.

3. What kind of insect does the Cassida Rubignosa have to defend itself from in the book?

4. What song does Fulghum claim his neighbor lady reminded him of?

5. In the gummy lump box, Fulghum can also see what scrawled in several places?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, why did the soldiers and priests set out for a spot on the San Saba River?

2. What does Fulghum think of the way Charles Boyer ended his life?

3. In Chapter 14, what is Fulghum's personal need that he discusses, and how is it made?

4. How many places does Fulghum rank for their chicken fried steak, and who receives the most stars and why?

5. Describe what the gummy lump box looks like.

6. What were some of the reasons that Fulghum gives for visiting the town of San Saba?

7. What are some of the things that Fulghum learned in kindergarten that can be applied to everyone at any age?

8. When Fulghum is reading the historical marker in the town square in San Saba in Chapter 6, what do a pair of elderly gentlemen tell him?

9. When Fulghum was younger what was his list or credo like?

10. What happened after Fulghum's washer died on him in the middle of a load of laundry?

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