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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 34-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what is the name of Fulghum's neighbor who lives up the hill from him?
(a) Mr. Seamons.
(b) Mr. Washington.
(c) Mr. Chase.
(d) Mr. Winter.

2. Fulghum describes his neighbor's yard as looking like a combination golf course and what else?
(a) Butterfly house.
(b) Arboretum.
(c) Greenhouse.
(d) Botanical garden.

3. 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.

4. What month of the year did the Indians that the soldiers were waiting for finally show up?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) May.

5. What kind of shoes was the man wearing who had a car with a dead battery?
(a) Flip-flops.
(b) Tennis shoes.
(c) Basketball high-tops.
(d) Cowboy boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fulghum's neighbor say he puts up with Fulghum's yard?

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

3. When Fulghum tells of taking a walk after eating at the Alamo Cafe, he walks along the edge of the river and says all he can hear is crickets and what else?

4. In Chapter 5 about the abacus, Fulghum claims there are millions of people that still use the abacus. Where are these people located?

5. When the man in Chapter 16 was testing his theory on whether you can trust people, how many taxi drivers out of thirty-seven cheated him?

(see the answer key)

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