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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. Charles' wife discovers she has cancer where?
(a) Her stomach.
(b) Her lungs.
(c) Her brain.
(d) Her liver.

2. When Fulghum is finished eating his chicken-friend steak in San Saba, what flavor of toothpick does he use?
(a) Wintergreen.
(b) Bubblegum.
(c) Peppermint.
(d) Chocolate mint.

3. When Fulghum tells the story of Nicolai Pestretsov, how old does he say the sergeant major is?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Thirty-six.
(d) Forty-two.

4. Fulghum thinks it would be a better world if we all had cookies and milk at what time?
(a) Ten o'clock in the morning.
(b) Three o'clock in the afternoon.
(c) Six o'clock in the evening.
(d) Noon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the remnants from the fight with the Indian tribe left San Saba, where did they head back to?

2. Where does Fulghum claim wisdom is found?

3. In the Solomon Islands, the villagers practice a unique form of what?

4. In Chapter 10, Fulghum talks about a certain animal that mates underneath the porch of his lakeside cottage. What kind of animal is he talking about?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Fulghum claim he thinks about every morning as he dresses?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Solomon Islands what is some villagers' special way of logging?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What are some things that Fulghum says he yells at?

6. Describe Fulghum's experience of buying Tony Lama boots at Harry's Store in San Saba.

7. What does the lady in Chapter 7 do after she runs into the spider web on her porch?

8. What is the purpose of the larval form of the Cassida Rubignosa carrying a small sack of garbage on its back?

9. Describe the lady in Chapter 7 as she comes out of her house.

10. In Chapter 6, why does Fulghum say that goat roping is some entertainment?

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