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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. What does Fulghum say his barber did on his days off?

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

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

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

5. When Fulghum experiences his solace from depression, where does he lie down?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Describe Fulghum's relationship with his neighbor Mr. Washington that is discussed in Chapter 18.

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

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

7. How does Fulghum explain how the people of imagination mentioned in Chapter 37 stand on one another's shoulders?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of all the stories that Fulghum tells in his book, what are your three favorite stories and why? Explain the reason for picking each one of these stories and why you are drawn to it. How do you think these three favorite stories of yours changed Fulghum's life? Do you think Fulghum changed at all during the events of these stories, or did he ponder and change afterward? If so, how and why?

Essay Topic 2

In the book, there are places when readers can learn interesting facts that they might not have known about previously. What things in the book are educational? What new things did you learn from the book? Was there anything you learned about that you had never heard of or known about? If so, what was it ?

Essay Topic 3

Mr. Washington is mentioned a couple times in the book as Fulghum's neighbor. Fulghum and Mr. Washington seem to share a strong bond even though they have a lot of differences. What are some of Robert Fulghum's and Mr. Washington's differences? What kinds of things bond the two neighbors together? Why do you think these two neighbors were such good friends? Do you think Mr. Washington saw the simple things in life as Robert Fulghum does? Why or why not?

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