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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. In Chapter 30, what does Fulghum claim he filled his class room ankle deep with?
2. Fulghum explains that his real estate agent means a shack with a view when he says what word?
3. Fulghum remembers eating chocolate cookies and drinking sweet milk. What does he say they drank the milk out of?
4. Fulghum talks about a balloon that came from the gardens of Versailles carrying three things. What were those three things?
5. Fulghum tells the nice lady on the phone in Chapter 31 that he has depression lows that are so low he needs what to get out of them?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Fulghum's ride home in an ancient pickup truck in Chapter 17.
2. In Chapter 20, what kind of people does Fulghum say he lives in awe of?
3. In Chapter 31, what does Fulghum state he'll do on some December night when he is very rich?
4. Describe how Fulghum listens to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
5. In Chapter 29, what does the couple that lives across the street from the author buy to ride on, and how does the couple ride it?
6. In Chapter 19, when Mr. Washington comes over to Fulghum's home and starts spraying the dandelions, what kind of discussion does this spark?
7. In Chapter 40, what happens when V.P. Menon arrives in Delhi to seek a job in government?
8. In Chapter 36, what are some of the deadly mixtures that Fulghum and his newfound stranded friend discuss?
9. In Chapter 36, what happens when Fulghum stops to help a couple that has a dead car battery and he and the stranded man try to find the battery?
10. How does Fulghum think people's attitude would be different if dandelions were rare and fragile?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Fulghum mentions games in his book such as hide-and-seek and giants, wizards, and dwarfs. How does Fulghum relate these games to life lessons? What game does Fulghum mention he likes better than hide-and-seek, and why does he say he likes it better? Why does Fulghum want the kid who is hiding really well to get found? What does this phrase "get found" mean to Fulghum? What did the little girl wanting to be a mermaid change about Fulghum's outlook on his game and on life?
Essay Topic 2
How do you think Fulghum's interactions with children in his stories help emphasize the idea behind the book? How does Fulghum capture the innocence and honesty of children in his stories? Even in their worst form (when the boys are trying to kill all the moths) how does Fulghum still make the children he writes about endearing? Do you think Fulghum truly feels this way about children? Why or why not? Use specific examples from the book to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Even though Fulghum jumps from story to story and doesn't really go in any type of chronological order, does the book still seem to flow when you read it? Why or why not? After reading only short stories about so many different times, places, and individuals, was there enough to interest you as a reader and keep you wanting more as you read the book? If so, how does Fulghum create this in his writing? If not, why were you not interested or involved with the book and people? Why do you think Robert Fulghum wrote the book the way he did with short stories and short chapters? Explain your reasoning.
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