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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 kind of shoes was the man wearing who had a car with a dead battery?
(a) Tennis shoes.
(b) Cowboy boots.
(c) Basketball high-tops.
(d) Flip-flops.

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

3. What was Menon's last conscious act?
(a) Menon gave a beggar a pair of sandals for his sore feet.
(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 asked his daughter to give a beggar fifteen rupees out of his wallet.

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

5. In Chapter 36, what is the profession of the man who has the car with the dead battery?
(a) English teacher.
(b) P.E. teacher.
(c) Math teacher.
(d) Science teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 29, Fulghum mentions his neighbors across the street who really have it together. What does he say the couple eats or "scarfs"?

2. Why does Fulghum's neighbor say he puts up with Fulghum's yard?

3. When Fulghum experiences his solace from depression, where does he lie down?

4. What kind of vest does the Indian wear who enters the tavern in Chapter 35?

5. What is contained on the tablet that is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happened in Chapter 24 when Fulghum tries to organize a game of giants, wizards, and dwarfs?

8. 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?

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

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

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