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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fulghum tells the reader that goats are really cheap in San Saba and you can buy one for about how much?
(a) $30.
(b) $15.
(c) $25.
(d) $20.

2. Where does Fulghum claim wisdom is found?
(a) In the sand pile at Sunday school.
(b) At the dinner table at home.
(c) In the kindergarten classroom.
(d) On the top of the graduate school mountain.

3. In Chapter 9, what does Fulghum claim he thinks about every morning as he dresses?
(a) His wife and how hard she works.
(b) The gummy lump box.
(c) The kind of lunch he will have in the afternoon.
(d) His kids.

4. In the Solomon Islands, the villagers practice a unique form of what?
(a) Plowing.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Baking.
(d) Logging.

5. In Chapter 15, what game does Fulghum claim he likes better than hide-and-seek?
(a) London Bridge.
(b) Red Rover.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Ring around the rosies.

6. Fulghum says that the neighbor lady thinks the spider is as big as what?
(a) A bird.
(b) A cat.
(c) A lobster.
(d) A bat.

7. 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) Thirteen hours.
(c) Thirty-six hours.
(d) Forty hours.

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

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

10. What two words of wisdom does Fulghum's lawyer friend tell him?
(a) Live well.
(b) Trust nobody.
(c) Do good.
(d) Just be.

11. When Fulghum is finished eating his chicken-friend steak in San Saba, what flavor of toothpick does he use?
(a) Peppermint.
(b) Bubblegum.
(c) Wintergreen.
(d) Chocolate mint.

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

13. What does Fulghum say can be bought for 35 cents at Bob Everette's Drugstore?
(a) A flavored coffee.
(b) A package of famous pecans.
(c) A Coke float.
(d) A Moon Pie.

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

15. How many Xs and Os does Fulghum say are glued to the bottom of the gummy lump box?
(a) Thirty-one.
(b) Forty-two.
(c) Twenty-three.
(d) Nineteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fulghum speaks of the gummy lump, he states that there are three colors of construction paper that are used: pink, red, and what?

2. In its larval form, what does the Cassida Rubignosa beetle carry on it's back?

3. What does Fulghum claim the spider is thinking about having for breakfast?

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

5. Charles Boyer sat by his wife's bedside to provide her with hope and cheer day and night for how long?

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