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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. After the motorcycle momma was done dancing with the Indian, what did the Indian dance with?
(a) A mop.
(b) A chair.
(c) The microphone.
(d) A broom.

2. What part in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony does Fulghum want to play?
(a) The kettledrum part.
(b) The cymbal part.
(c) The french horn part.
(d) The violin part.

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

4. In Chapter 23, when Fulghum finds out that his barber has left, what does Fulghum say it feels like?
(a) An absence in his heart.
(b) A loss of a dear friend.
(c) A death in the family.
(d) A dead phone line.

5. When Fulghum takes his shoes to Elias Schwartz, what does Elias Schwartz send home in each shoe?
(a) A measuring tape.
(b) A shoehorn.
(c) A chocolate-chip cookie.
(d) A chocolate candy bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoes is the Indian wearing who enters the tavern?

2. What did the man in Chapter 16 claim was the biggest irony of all during his theory testing?

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

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

5. What does Franklin retort to the bystander who asked what good the balloon was?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 31, what does Fulghum state he'll do on some December night when he is very rich?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 19, when Mr. Washington comes over to Fulghum's home and starts spraying the dandelions, what kind of discussion does this spark?

6. Why does Fulghum tell the reader in Chapter 16 to not be mislead by the stories we hear of crookedness and corruption?

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

8. How does Fulghum explain how the people of imagination mentioned in Chapter 37 stand on one another's shoulders?

9. 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?

10. Describe how Fulghum listens to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

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