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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 grumpy-looking man picks up his little gift and starts to walk toward the garbage, Fulghum mentions that it looks as if the man is carrying what?
(a) A dead roach.
(b) An old head of cabbage.
(c) A moldy piece of stinky cheese.
(d) A poopy diaper.

2. In Chapter 27, Fulghum says his wish for Christmas is that he wants to be how old for an hour?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

3. What did the man in Chapter 16 claim was the biggest irony of all during his theory testing?
(a) That the taxi drivers in Boston warned him about bad taxi drivers in New York City.
(b) That the taxi drivers in Los Angeles were concerned about his being scammed.
(c) That Chicago was full of beggars who really had a lot of money to begin with.
(d) That several of the taxi drivers warned him that New York was full of crooks and to be careful.

4. What does Franklin retort to the bystander who asked what good the balloon was?
(a) "What good is imagination?"
(b) "What good is a bunch of hot air?"
(c) "What good is a new invention?"
(d) "What good is a newborn baby?"

5. What color of BMW motorcycle does Fulghum claim feels like him?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the man who tested the theory that you can't trust anyone?

4. In Chapter 27, Fulghum speaks of a grumpy-looking man who has come down with a full-blown case of what?

5. When Fulghum buys a cuckoo clock he missed reading that it was made where?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. In Chapter 28, why does Robert Fulghum buy a cuckoo clock?

9. In Chapter 34, Fulghum discusses the two items that make up the majority of stuff. What are some of the other miscellaneous items that make up stuff?

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

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