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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Fulghum experiences his solace from depression, where does he lie down?
(a) In his yard on the lawn.
(b) In a hammock.
(c) On the floor.
(d) On his bed.

2. What does Fulghum say is his solace from depression?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Deep sleep.
(c) Religion.
(d) Yoga.

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

4. When the man in Chapter 16 was testing his theory on whether you can trust people, how many taxi drivers out of thirty-seven cheated him?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

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

6. What age does Fulghum claim he was before he knew that people even cleaned gutters and downspouts?
(a) Forty.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Thirty.

7. Why does Fulghum's neighbor say he puts up with Fulghum's yard?
(a) Because he can't see Fulghum's yard very well anyway.
(b) Because Fulghum gets him into the country club for free.
(c) Because Fulghum cooks better chili and has better power tools.
(d) Because he can just come over and do Fulghum's yard work for him.

8. What color of BMW motorcycle does Fulghum claim feels like him?
(a) White.
(b) Silver.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

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

10. Fulghum tells the nice lady on the phone in Chapter 31 that he has depression lows that are so low he needs what to get out of them?
(a) Long ropes.
(b) Extension ladders.
(c) Trampolines.
(d) Hot air balloons.

11. What kind of shoes is the Indian wearing who enters the tavern?
(a) Cowboy boots.
(b) Tap shoes.
(c) Tennis shoes.
(d) Work boots.

12. In Chapter 26, Fulghum talks about playing giants, wizards, and dwarfs with how many children?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Eighty.

13. 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) An abacus to count on with his grandchildren.
(b) A wooden bench to rest on.
(c) A barber's chair so his wife can cut his hair.
(d) Wind-up mechanical toys.

14. Fulghum states that he has heightened respect for what goes on in the nooks and crannies of our rooms and claims that it isn't dirt that is located there, it's what?
(a) People dust.
(b) Animal sheddings.
(c) Plant cells.
(d) Cosmic compost.

15. In Chapter 31, Fulghum claims that Beethoven defied his fate with what?
(a) Jubilation.
(b) Magnificence.
(c) Joy.
(d) Music.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 36, Fulghum receives a present in the mail from Nampa, Idaho. What is the gift that he receives?

2. Fulghum has a hero named Larry Walters. What does Larry Walters do for a living?

3. What is the name of the band that plays in the tavern that Fulghum talks about in Chapter 35?

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

5. Fulghum says that if the population of the earth were to increase at the present rate, then by what year would the total mass of humans be equal to the mass of the earth?

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