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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mam not allowed to have her picture taken in the booth with Little Man at the zoo?
(a) Because she is Asian.
(b) Because she is a woman.
(c) Because she is African American.
(d) Because she is Native American.

2. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the second reason he gives?
(a) He would be able to write about his past.
(b) He would be able to marry Sarah.
(c) He would be able to leave the South.
(d) He'd be able to figure out what to do with his feelings.

3. How many stitches did Rat get after crashing his bike on concrete stairs, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

4. Who is the paper boy that Little Man accuses of taking his bundle of papers in Chapter 13?
(a) Billy.
(b) John.
(c) Jack.
(d) Willie.

5. What does Mam chastise an older kid for doing at the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) Giving a cigarette to a monkey.
(b) Littering on the sidewalk.
(c) Hitting a young boy.
(d) Feeding trash to a giraffe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Greek mythology, Jason and the Argonauts set out on a quest for what creature by the order of King Pellas?

2. What items fill the walls of Mr. Spiro's home?

3. What is the first question that Little Man has written for Mr. Spiro in Chapter 8?

4. Where is "TV Boy" when Little Man stops at his house for collection in Chapter 14?

5. Who "didn't invent the modern alphabet, [but] he did help us preserve it," according to Mr. Spiro in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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