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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. Fulghum states that inspiration for brevity came from a particular place. What was this place?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The local farmer's market.
(c) The gasoline station.
(d) The barbershop.

2. When Fulghum discovers the animals mating underneath his porch, what are the animals covered in?
(a) Leaves and grass.
(b) Leaves and mud.
(c) Blood and grass.
(d) Mud and blood.

3. How long do the woodsmen in the Solomon Islands continue their ritual for one tree?
(a) Forty-five days.
(b) Twenty-two days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) Fifteen days.

4. Fulghum tells a story about a man who faced a computer with his abacus. What was this man's occupation?
(a) He was a senior clerk for a shipping company.
(b) He was a woodworker.
(c) He was the CEO of a computer manufacturing company.
(d) He was a chairman over the construction of new high rises in China.

5. Fulghum says that no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world it is best to do what?
(a) Look for rainbows.
(b) Carry an umbrella.
(c) Hold hands and stick together.
(d) Have a friend who is close.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the military units who have entered Angola encounter the Russian soldiers, how many Russian soldiers were killed?

2. 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?

3. What does Fulghum say can be bought for 35 cents at Bob Everette's Drugstore?

4. What did the soldiers and priests build in San Saba to accommodate them?

5. When Fulghum's neighbor starts screaming because of the spider web, Fulghum thinks she sounds like what kind of mating animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some things that Fulghum enjoys about doing laundry?

4. What does Fulghum claim a detergent for people would clean?

5. How does Fulghum's lawyer friend whom he mentions in Chapter 12 travel?

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

7. What does Fulghum think we learn from the song "The Eensy-Weensy Spider"?

8. In Chapter 13, Fulghum talks about introducing his godchild to the good things in life. What are some of those things that Fulghum says he'll introduce to his godchild?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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