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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 27, Fulghum tells the reader that he knows what he wants for Christmas and he's known since he was forty. What is it that Fulghum wants?
(a) Wind-up mechanical toys.
(b) A wooden bench to rest on.
(c) An abacus to count on with his grandchildren.
(d) A barber's chair so his wife can cut his hair.

2. When Fulghum talks about the people that are always prepared and organized in Chapter 20, what object does he say these people have that work and they actually know where they are?
(a) Fire extinguisher.
(b) Smoke detector.
(c) Jumper cables.
(d) Flashlight.

3. What city did the man test the theory that no one can be trusted in Chapter 16?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

4. What does Fulghum claim is the main objective of people who go to the tavern in Chapter 35?
(a) To drink away their sorrows.
(b) To listen to the live band.
(c) To dance.
(d) To eat some grub.

5. When Fulghum buys a cuckoo clock he missed reading that it was made where?
(a) Egypt.
(b) South Korea.
(c) Germany.
(d) Columbia.

6. Fulghum has a hero named Larry Walters. What does Larry Walters do for a living?
(a) He's a car salesman.
(b) He's a truck driver.
(c) He's a lawyer.
(d) He's a grocery manager.

7. In Chapter 27, Fulghum says his wish for Christmas is that he wants to be how old for an hour?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

8. In Chapter 21, what does Fulghum's neighbor give him for a Christmas present?
(a) A flowerpot.
(b) A rake.
(c) A cigar case.
(d) A snow shovel.

9. At the end of Chapter 36, Fulghum receives a present in the mail from Nampa, Idaho. What is the gift that he receives?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) A baseball hat.
(c) A map of Idaho.
(d) Jumper cables.

10. In Chapter 34, Fulghum claims that the majority of stuff comes from two sources. What are these sources he is speaking of?
(a) Plants and animals.
(b) People and animals.
(c) People and meteorites.
(d) Animals and bugs.

11. Fulghum describes his neighbor's yard as looking like a combination golf course and what else?
(a) Greenhouse.
(b) Butterfly house.
(c) Arboretum.
(d) Botanical garden.

12. What is the name of the tavern that Fulghum talks about visiting in Chapter 35?
(a) The Hillbillie Tavern.
(b) The Lowrider Tavern.
(c) The Buffalo Tavern.
(d) The Mooncrest Tavern.

13. What does Fulghum say his barber did on his days off?
(a) He gave free haircuts to his clients' children.
(b) He gave free haircuts to children in an orphanage.
(c) He gave free haircuts to people in his church group.
(d) He gave free haircuts to old men in a nursing home.

14. What part in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony does Fulghum want to play?
(a) The french horn part.
(b) The violin part.
(c) The cymbal part.
(d) The kettledrum part.

15. What is the name of the deaf boy who asks to rake Fulghum's yard?
(a) Danny.
(b) Donnie.
(c) Desmond.
(d) Derek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fulghum claim is a blow to his self-image in Chapter 34?

2. What kind of vest does the Indian wear who enters the tavern in Chapter 35?

3. Fulghum remembers eating chocolate cookies and drinking sweet milk. What does he say they drank the milk out of?

4. What color of Mercedes does Fulghum claim feels like him?

5. When Fulghum experiences his solace from depression, where does he lie down?

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