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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Little Man do with the granddaddy long-legs spider that crawls onto his book in Chapter 11?
(a) He puts it in a jar.
(b) He puts it on the rose bushes.
(c) He feeds it to the cat.
(d) He smashes it with the book.

2. How many different meanings does Little Man say the word "bias" has in the dictionary?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

3. What does Little Man do with the picture of him and Mam at the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) He puts it in his desk drawer.
(b) He frames it and puts it on his wall.
(c) He gives it to Ara T.
(d) He gives it to his father.

4. What name does Mam use to describe ghostlike spirits that she perceives?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Poltergeists.
(c) Trembles.
(d) Haints.

5. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the first reason he gives?
(a) He hopes to get married.
(b) He hopes to be a writer.
(c) He hopes to know his father.
(d) He hopes to outgrow his stutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is written on the second piece of the dollar bill that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man?

2. Why do Little Man's parents take him home early from the restaurant in Chapter 7?

3. How many adults does Little Man describe having to sit with at one table at the restaurant in Chapter 7?

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

5. What is the name of the newspaper that Little Man delivers on his paper route?

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