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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fulghum states that every year he writes a personal statement or credo. What time of year does he say he writes this credo?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

2. Fulghum states hamsters, white mice, and the little seed in the Styrofoam cup still die in the end. What other thing does Fulghum mention besides these three things?
(a) Goldfish.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Horses.

3. In the story of the town of San Saba, Fulghum tells of something that is creating a big excitement in town. Who creates this excitement?
(a) The San Saba football club.
(b) The San Saba glee club.
(c) The San Saba Armadillos High School basketball team.
(d) The San Saba rodeo.

4. When Fulghum tells the story of Nicolai Pestretsov, how old does he say the sergeant major is?
(a) Thirty-one.
(b) Forty-two.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty-six.

5. While the soldiers and priests in San Saba waited for the Indians to show up, how did they bide their time?
(a) They practiced their shooting.
(b) They swam in the river and ran races.
(c) They made up stories and songs.
(d) They wrote journals.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulghum's neighbor starts screaming because of the spider web, Fulghum thinks she sounds like what kind of mating animal?

2. In the story of San Saba, Fulghum tells us that two thousand people from a certain tribe showed up to fight the soldiers and priests. What tribe did they come from?

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

4. When the opposing tribe showed up in San Saba to fight the soldiers, what color of war paint did they wear?

5. What did the soldiers and priests build in San Saba to accommodate them?

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