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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. What does Fulghum say his barber did on his days off?
(a) He gave free haircuts to old men in a nursing home.
(b) He gave free haircuts to children in an orphanage.
(c) He gave free haircuts to his clients' children.
(d) He gave free haircuts to people in his church group.

2. What was Menon's last conscious act?
(a) Menon gave a beggar a pair of sandals for his sore feet.
(b) Menon asked his daughter to give a beggar fifteen rupees out of his wallet.
(c) Menon donated his life savings to a local orphanage.
(d) Menon gave money to his daughter to distribute among the local beggars.

3. In Chapter 21, what does Fulghum's neighbor give him for a Christmas present?
(a) A rake.
(b) A cigar case.
(c) A flowerpot.
(d) A snow shovel.

4. Fulghum describes his neighbor's yard as looking like a combination golf course and what else?
(a) Botanical garden.
(b) Butterfly house.
(c) Arboretum.
(d) Greenhouse.

5. What is Fulghum's neighbor's philosophy of life in Chapter 22?
(a) "We all need to feel protected."
(b) "We're all in it together."
(c) "We all need love from someone."
(d) "We're all gamblers."

Short Answer Questions

1. When the grumpy-looking man picks up his little gift and starts to walk toward the garbage, Fulghum mentions that it looks as if the man is carrying what?

2. In Chapter 36, what is the profession of the man who has the car with the dead battery?

3. What kind of tablet is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?

4. When Fulghum buys a cuckoo clock he missed reading that it was made where?

5. In Chapter 19, what does Fulghum catch his neighbor spraying in his yard?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 29, what does the couple that lives across the street from the author buy to ride on, and how does the couple ride it?

2. How does Fulghum think people's attitude would be different if dandelions were rare and fragile?

3. Describe Fulghum's ride home in an ancient pickup truck in Chapter 17.

4. Who is Donnie in Chapter 30, and why does he knock on Fulghum's door?

5. In Chapter 36, what happens when Fulghum stops to help a couple that has a dead car battery and he and the stranded man try to find the battery?

6. In Chapter 28, why does Robert Fulghum buy a cuckoo clock?

7. In Chapter 34, Fulghum discusses the two items that make up the majority of stuff. What are some of the other miscellaneous items that make up stuff?

8. What does the author do in Chapter 28 when his cuckoo clock is not working properly, and what happens to the clock?

9. Describe Larry Walters' contraption that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 38 and what he has with him as he floats over Los Angeles.

10. In Chapter 36, what are some of the deadly mixtures that Fulghum and his newfound stranded friend discuss?

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