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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. What did the soldiers and priests build in San Saba to accommodate them?
(a) A mission chapel.
(b) A fort.
(c) A fort, a mission chapel, and a shooting range.
(d) A fort and a mission chapel.

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

3. What is Charles Boyer's wife named?
(a) Patricia.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Samantha.

4. Fulghum says that no matter how old you are, when you go out in the world it is best to do what?
(a) Have a friend who is close.
(b) Carry an umbrella.
(c) Look for rainbows.
(d) Hold hands and stick together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Fulghum say he has and would stack up against a food processor any day?

2. What kind of insect does the Cassida Rubignosa have to defend itself from in the book?

3. When Fulghum talks about the dances after the goat roping events, he says he could sit by the river and eat what kind of sandwich?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the larval form of the Cassida Rubignosa carrying a small sack of garbage on its back?

2. 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?

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

4. Who is Charles Boyer? Why does Fulghum mention his story?

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

6. How many places does Fulghum rank for their chicken fried steak, and who receives the most stars and why?

7. What does Fulghum think of the way Charles Boyer ended his life?

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

9. What was the name of Charles Boyer's wife? What happened to her?

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

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