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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 10, Fulghum asks a question about something not being easy. What is he talking about?

2. Fulghum says that he's been know to shake his fist and yell at what?

3. What does Fulghum say can be bought for 35 cents at Bob Everette's Drugstore?

4. When Fulghum talks about folding the laundry, where does he state he takes the laundry to fold it?

5. In the Solomon Islands, the villagers practice a unique form of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the lady in Chapter 7 do after she runs into the spider web on her porch?

2. What things does Fulghum mention that an abacus is good for?

3. Describe Fulghum's experience of buying Tony Lama boots at Harry's Store in San Saba.

4. When Fulghum was younger what was his list or credo like?

5. What does Fulghum think of the way Charles Boyer ended his life?

6. What does Fulghum claim a detergent for people would clean?

7. Describe the lady in Chapter 7 as she comes out of her house.

8. What were some of the reasons that Fulghum gives for visiting the town of San Saba?

9. Why does Fulghum not agree with the thought that Russians are rotten and immoral?

10. What is the purpose of the larval form of the Cassida Rubignosa carrying a small sack of garbage on its back?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think Fulghum's interactions with children in his stories help emphasize the idea behind the book? How does Fulghum capture the innocence and honesty of children in his stories? Even in their worst form (when the boys are trying to kill all the moths) how does Fulghum still make the children he writes about endearing? Do you think Fulghum truly feels this way about children? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Fulghum mentions games in his book such as hide-and-seek and giants, wizards, and dwarfs. How does Fulghum relate these games to life lessons? What game does Fulghum mention he likes better than hide-and-seek, and why does he say he likes it better? Why does Fulghum want the kid who is hiding really well to get found? What does this phrase "get found" mean to Fulghum? What did the little girl wanting to be a mermaid change about Fulghum's outlook on his game and on life?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 42 Fulghum talks about the zoo and how animals in the zoo "do what they do and are what they are" and don't ask questions. Which of Fulghum's stories relate to the human want and need to question? Which person or people have questions or "rattles the bars" of his or her cage? Why do you think it is human nature to question and wonder why? What kind of topics does Fulghum write about that would naturally bring up questions and wonderment? Explain your answers, and use specific examples from the book to support your answers.

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