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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. 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 death in the family.
(c) A loss of a dear friend.
(d) An absence in his heart.

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

3. What does Fulghum claim is a blow to his self-image in Chapter 34?
(a) Yard work.
(b) Moving.
(c) Housework.
(d) Gardening.

4. In Chapter 31, Fulghum claims that Beethoven defied his fate with what?
(a) Music.
(b) Jubilation.
(c) Joy.
(d) Magnificence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was painted on the balloon that Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier got to ride in?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

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

(see the answer keys)

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