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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Fulghum states that every year he writes a personal statement or credo. What time of year does he say he writes this credo?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

3. In the story of San Saba, the men had come in search of treasure. Where was this treasure supposedly located?
(a) In the hills of the Balcones Escarpment.
(b) Under the ground in an Apache establishment.
(c) In the caves of the Comanche burying ground.
(d) In the San Saba river.

4. When Fulghum tells of dancing after the goat roping rodeo, he talks of dancing and hoping to God that you don't do what?
(a) Dance too awkwardly.
(b) Fall over.
(c) Kiss the wrong girl.
(d) Throw up.

5. Charles' wife discovers she has cancer where?
(a) Her brain.
(b) Her stomach.
(c) Her liver.
(d) Her lungs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Fulghum states hamsters, white mice, and the little seed in the Styrofoam cup still die in the end. What other thing does Fulghum mention besides these three things?

3. In the story of the town of San Saba, Fulghum tells of something that is creating a big excitement in town. Who creates this excitement?

4. In Chapter 13, Fulghum says that if you want to experience an interesting party sometime, you should combine crayons with what?

5. What school supply does Fulghum claim tastes like what the little white hearts taste like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Fulghum not agree with the thought that Russians are rotten and immoral?

2. What does the lady in Chapter 7 do after she runs into the spider web on her porch?

3. How does Fulghum's lawyer friend whom he mentions in Chapter 12 travel?

4. When Fulghum is reading the historical marker in the town square in San Saba in Chapter 6, what do a pair of elderly gentlemen tell him?

5. What things does Fulghum mention that an abacus is good for?

6. In Chapter 13, Fulghum talks about introducing his godchild to the good things in life. What are some of those things that Fulghum says he'll introduce to his godchild?

7. Describe the lady in Chapter 7 as she comes out of her house.

8. What happened after Fulghum's washer died on him in the middle of a load of laundry?

9. In Chapter 6, why does Fulghum say that goat roping is some entertainment?

10. What does Fulghum think we learn from the song "The Eensy-Weensy Spider"?

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