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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 tells the nice lady on the phone in Chapter 31 that he has depression lows that are so low he needs what to get out of them?
(a) Extension ladders.
(b) Long ropes.
(c) Hot air balloons.
(d) Trampolines.

2. What age does Fulghum claim he was before he knew that people even cleaned gutters and downspouts?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty-five.

3. Fulghum states that he has heightened respect for what goes on in the nooks and crannies of our rooms and claims that it isn't dirt that is located there, it's what?
(a) Animal sheddings.
(b) Cosmic compost.
(c) Plant cells.
(d) People dust.

4. When Fulghum is talking about the stuff that is found in our homes, what kind of chunks does he say are found in the stuff?
(a) Food chunks.
(b) People chunks.
(c) Bug chunks.
(d) Pet hair chunks.

5. Fulghum keeps a list of mysteries that he doesn't understand. One of the mysteries that Fulghum talks about is about how one wheel has a mind of it's own on what?
(a) A stroller.
(b) A go-cart.
(c) A car.
(d) A grocery cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, what does Fulghum claim he filled his class room ankle deep with?

2. In Chapter 27, Fulghum says his wish for Christmas is that he wants to be how old for an hour?

3. At the end of Chapter 37, Fulghum says that it's never too late to do what?

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

5. In the beginning of Chapter 35, Fulghum states that he doesn't kill what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 33, what does Fulghum say is his first clue that Elias Schwartz is the new Haiho Lama?

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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