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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month of the year did the Indians that the soldiers were waiting for finally show up?

2. At the end of Chapter 12, what does Fulghum claim would make a good bumper sticker for the eighties?

3. Fulghum describes the bus of his lawyer friend as decorated like the set for what?

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. Fulghum tells the reader that goats are really cheap in San Saba and you can buy one for about how much?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were some of the reasons that Fulghum gives for visiting the town of San Saba?

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

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

7. Why does Fulghum decide to tell the reader about his favorite place for chicken fried steak?

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Donnie's character from Chapter 30. Which of Donnie's qualities makes it hard for Fulghum to turn down his raking inquiry? What was Donnie's work ethic like? Even though Robert Fulghum didn't really want his leaves raked, do you think he was glad that he hired Donnie to help? If so, in what ways? Why do you think Donnie didn't charge Fulghum more money than his normal rate even though Fulghum's yard was abnormally full of leaves? What does this say about Donnie's character and desire to work? Explain your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Who is your favorite person in the book? Why did this person appeal to you? What characteristics did you like about this person? Were there any characteristics you didn't like about this person? Why? What does this person add to the particular story that he or she is featured in? How would the story be different if this person did not exist? Would anything remain the same in the story if this person was absent? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe V.P. Menon's character is the book. What motivated Menon to "pay it forward"? How did Menon make up his debt from the Sikh? As a person who quit school at thirteen, how was Menon still wise in many ways? In what ways did Menon become the best person he could be? What do you think motivated Menon to become who he was? How will Menon's name and legacy live on? Explain your answers by using specific material from the book.

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