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

2. In Chapter 18, what is the name of Fulghum's neighbor who lives up the hill from him?
(a) Mr. Chase.
(b) Mr. Seamons.
(c) Mr. Winter.
(d) Mr. Washington.

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

4. 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) Animal sheddings.
(b) People dust.
(c) Cosmic compost.
(d) Plant cells.

5. In Chapter 29, Fulghum mentions his neighbors across the street who really have it together. What does he say the couple eats or "scarfs"?
(a) Tofu.
(b) Vegan burgers.
(c) Green leaf lettuce.
(d) Bean sprouts.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What part in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony does Fulghum want to play?

4. After the motorcycle momma was done dancing with the Indian, what did the Indian dance with?

5. What does Fulghum claim is the main objective of people who go to the tavern in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of fantasy does Fulghum speak about in Chapter 20, and what does it involve?

2. In Chapter 36, what are some of the deadly mixtures that Fulghum and his newfound stranded friend discuss?

3. In Chapter 28, why does Robert Fulghum buy a cuckoo clock?

4. What does the author do in Chapter 28 when his cuckoo clock is not working properly, and what happens to the clock?

5. What does Fulghum say will happen if you put a bunch of the stuff mentioned in Chapter 34 in a jar with water?

6. Who is Donnie in Chapter 30, and why does he knock on Fulghum's door?

7. In Chapter 33, what does Fulghum say is his first clue that Elias Schwartz is the new Haiho Lama?

8. In Chapter 27, what does the man with scrooge-itis say about receiving gifts?

9. Why does Fulghum tell the reader in Chapter 16 to not be mislead by the stories we hear of crookedness and corruption?

10. In Chapter 40, what happens when V.P. Menon arrives in Delhi to seek a job in government?

(see the answer keys)

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