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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. Fulghum says that he and his Aunt Violet got along just fine until the night of what?

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

3. What does Fulghum claim is a blow to his self-image in Chapter 34?

4. Fulghum remembers eating chocolate cookies and drinking sweet milk. What does he say they drank the milk out of?

5. After the motorcycle momma was done dancing with the Indian, what did the Indian dance with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Larry Walters' contraption that Fulghum mentions in Chapter 38 and what he has with him as he floats over Los Angeles.

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

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

4. In Chapter 39, Fulghum talks about a list of mysteries that he keeps that's getting longer and longer as he gets older. What are two of these mysteries that he lists in the book?

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

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

7. 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?

8. In Chapter 31, what does Fulghum state he'll do on some December night when he is very rich?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe V.P. Menon's character is the book. What motivated Menon to "pay it forward"? How did Menon make up his debt from the Sikh? As a person who quit school at thirteen, how was Menon still wise in many ways? In what ways did Menon become the best person he could be? What do you think motivated Menon to become who he was? How will Menon's name and legacy live on? Explain your answers by using specific material from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Robert Fulghum talks about his wife and a little bit about their relationship. Describe Robert Fulghum and his wife's relationship. Would you consider Fulghum and his wife's relationships a good one? Why or why not? How does Fulghum feel about his wife? How do you think Fulghum's wife feels about him? Why? What kind of dynamic does this bring to Fulghum's stories? Explain your answers.

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