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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the man in Chapter 16 claim was the biggest irony of all during his theory testing?
(a) That Chicago was full of beggars who really had a lot of money to begin with.
(b) That the taxi drivers in Los Angeles were concerned about his being scammed.
(c) That the taxi drivers in Boston warned him about bad taxi drivers in New York City.
(d) That several of the taxi drivers warned him that New York was full of crooks and to be careful.

2. How old were the two cousins that Fulghum remembers riding home with in the back of a pickup truck?
(a) Five.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

3. Fulghum states that inspiration for brevity came from a particular place. What was this place?
(a) The gasoline station.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The local farmer's market.
(d) The barbershop.

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

5. When the remnants from the fight with the Indian tribe left San Saba, where did they head back to?
(a) Abilene.
(b) Fort Worth.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Austin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the gummy lump box, Fulghum can also see what scrawled in several places?

2. In Chapter 13, Fulghum talks about his godchild having a crayon in one hand and what in the other?

3. In Chapter 34, Fulghum claims that the majority of stuff comes from two sources. What are these sources he is speaking of?

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

5. When Fulghum is finished eating his chicken-friend steak in San Saba, what flavor of toothpick does he use?

(see the answer key)

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