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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fulghum sees his neighbor lady coming out her front door, what kind of mode does she say she is in?
(a) A "running late" mode.
(b) A "looking good" mode.
(c) A "ready to face the world" mode.
(d) A "take it on" mode.

2. When Fulghum talks about folding the laundry, where does he state he takes the laundry to fold it?
(a) The family room floor.
(b) The master bedroom bed.
(c) The dining room table.
(d) The top of the dryer.

3. What especially does Fulghum say we yell at besides bills and banks and traffic and umpires?
(a) Machines.
(b) Kids.
(c) Professional sports.
(d) Cops.

4. At the end of Chapter 4, Fulghum claims that words will do what?
(a) Never explain feelings.
(b) Break our hearts.
(c) Define who we are.
(d) Never hurt us.

5. Fulghum tells the reader that he visited San Saba to court a lady, but even after he and the lady were over he still went there for what reason?
(a) To find peace and quiet.
(b) To buy beer.
(c) To work at a local store.
(d) To eat a good home cooked meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the military units who have entered Angola encounter the Russian soldiers, how many Russian soldiers were killed?

2. In the chapter about the neighbor woman and the spider, Fulghum states that spiders have been around for how many years?

3. Fulghum states that every year he writes a personal statement or credo. What time of year does he say he writes this credo?

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 Fulghum talks about the dances after the goat roping events, he says he could sit by the river and eat what kind of sandwich?

(see the answer key)

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