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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. While the soldiers and priests in San Saba waited for the Indians to show up, how did they bide their time?
(a) They practiced their shooting.
(b) They made up stories and songs.
(c) They wrote journals.
(d) They swam in the river and ran races.

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

3. When Fulghum speaks of the gummy lump, he states that there are three colors of construction paper that are used: pink, red, and what?
(a) Orange.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Purple.

4. In Chapter 9, what is the other group that Fulghum mentions, besides merchants, that he counts on?
(a) Kindergarten teachers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Lawyers.

5. On August 24, where are the military units from that enter Angola in an offensive against the black nationalist guerrillas?
(a) India.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years was Charles Boyer married to his wife?

3. Fulghum tells a story about a man who faced a computer with his abacus. What was this man's occupation?

4. Fulghum states that every year he writes a personal statement or credo. What time of year does he say he writes this credo?

5. When Fulghum tells the story of Nicolai Pestretsov, how old does he say the sergeant major is?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Fulghum was younger what was his list or credo like?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. In Chapter 14, what is Fulghum's personal need that he discusses, and how is it made?

7. What does Fulghum claim a detergent for people would clean?

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

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

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

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