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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. 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?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

2. What is the name of the tavern that Fulghum talks about visiting in Chapter 35?
(a) The Hillbillie Tavern.
(b) The Lowrider Tavern.
(c) The Buffalo Tavern.
(d) The Mooncrest Tavern.

3. What kind of tablet is in the British Museum that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 32?
(a) Wood.
(b) Stone.
(c) Clay.
(d) Leaf.

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

5. What kind of fantasy does Fulghum have that he talks about in Chapter 20?
(a) The no yard work and no bills fantasy.
(b) The stick-polishing fantasy.
(c) A relaxing on the beach with a margarita fantasy.
(d) The perfect day and perfect kid fantasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fulghum talks about a balloon that came from the gardens of Versailles carrying three things. What were those three things?

2. In Chapter 22, what occupation does Fulghum's neighbor have?

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

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?

5. In Chapter 27, Fulghum tells the reader that he knows what he wants for Christmas and he's known since he was forty. What is it that Fulghum wants?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what does the man with scrooge-itis say about receiving gifts?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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