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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, Fulghum talks about his godchild having a crayon in one hand and what in the other?
(a) A bottle.
(b) A pacifier.
(c) A cigar.
(d) A piece of paper.

2. In Chapter 9, what is the other group that Fulghum mentions, besides merchants, that he counts on?
(a) Kindergarten teachers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Priests.

3. Charles Boyer sat by his wife's bedside to provide her with hope and cheer day and night for how long?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Fifty days.
(d) Ten months.

4. What time do the animals under Fulghum's porch chose to mate in Chapter 10?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

5. When Fulghum's washer and dryer quit working, where is the laundromat that he has to go to?
(a) At the mall.
(b) By the library.
(c) Beside a local coffee shop.
(d) In a strip mall by the grocery store.

6. According to Fulghum, where is all the software needed to run an abacus?
(a) In your fingers.
(b) Under your nose.
(c) Between your ears.
(d) In a book.

7. What does Fulghum claim the spider is thinking about having for breakfast?
(a) Gnats.
(b) Moths.
(c) Humans.
(d) Flies.

8. In the beginning of Chapter 9, Fulghum talks about seeing a man setting up a display in a store window. What holiday is the man setting up for?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Easter.

9. What kind of insect does the Cassida Rubignosa have to defend itself from in the book?
(a) A ladybug.
(b) An ant.
(c) A praying mantis.
(d) A grasshopper.

10. When Fulghum talks about waiting for a repair man in Chapter 2, how long does Fulghum claim you would have to stay home for?
(a) Twenty-four hours.
(b) Thirty-six hours.
(c) Forty hours.
(d) Thirteen hours.

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

12. 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?
(a) Comanche.
(b) Ute.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Apache.

13. Fulghum claims it's too bad that the villagers on the Solomon Islands don't have the advantages of modern technology and what kind of mind?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Simple.
(c) Educated.
(d) Scientific.

14. Fulghum tells a story about a man who faced a computer with his abacus. What was this man's occupation?
(a) He was a woodworker.
(b) He was a senior clerk for a shipping company.
(c) He was a chairman over the construction of new high rises in China.
(d) He was the CEO of a computer manufacturing company.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years was Charles Boyer married to his wife?

2. When do the woodsmen in the Solomon Islands creep up on a tree?

3. How many Xs and Os does Fulghum say are glued to the bottom of the gummy lump box?

4. How many different kinds of macaroni does the gummy lump box consist of?

5. In Fulghum's list of rules in the first chapter, he says you should wash your hands before doing what?

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