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

2. What is contained on the tablet that is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?
(a) A obituary report.
(b) A list of laws.
(c) A drawing of a family.
(d) A census report.

3. What two things did Beethoven want to be?
(a) A singer and violinist.
(b) A painter and a singer.
(c) A virtuoso pianist and a singer.
(d) A violinist and virtuoso pianist.

4. Fulghum says that if the population of the earth were to increase at the present rate, then by what year would the total mass of humans be equal to the mass of the earth?
(a) 3530.
(b) 2590.
(c) 3500.
(d) 2550.

5. What was the total population of the earth during the time of Julius Caesar?
(a) 150 million.
(b) 160 million.
(c) 210 million.
(d) 200 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tavern that Fulghum talks about visiting in Chapter 35?

2. When the man in Chapter 16 was testing his theory on whether you can trust people, how many taxi drivers out of thirty-seven cheated him?

3. When Fulghum takes his shoes to Elias Schwartz, what does Elias Schwartz send home in each shoe?

4. Fulghum describes his neighbor's yard as looking like a combination golf course and what else?

5. What age does Fulghum claim he was before he knew that people even cleaned gutters and downspouts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 40, what happens when V.P. Menon arrives in Delhi to seek a job in government?

4. In Chapter 39, Fulghum talks about a list of mysteries that he keeps that's getting longer and longer as he gets older. What are two of these mysteries that he lists in the book?

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

7. What does Fulghum say will happen if you put a bunch of the stuff mentioned in Chapter 34 in a jar with water?

8. What kind of fantasy does Fulghum speak about in Chapter 20, and what does it involve?

9. In Chapter 20, what kind of people does Fulghum say he lives in awe of?

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

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