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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author denote Little Man's speech struggles in the dialogue sections of the novel?
(a) "T-t-t-t."
(b) "R-r-r-r."
(c) "S-s-s-s."
(d) "H-g-g-g."

2. What is the name of the newspaper that Little Man delivers on his paper route?
(a) The Democrat-Gazette.
(b) The Star-Ledger.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The Press-Scimitar.

3. Where does Little Man's family live?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Little Rock.

4. What punctuation marks does Little Man say he hates in Chapter 1?
(a) Exclamation marks.
(b) Periods.
(c) Commas.
(d) Question marks.

5. What happens when Mr. Spiro asks Little Man his name in Chapter 3?
(a) Little Man screams.
(b) Little Man faints.
(c) Little Man tells him his name.
(d) Little Man runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Rat incur a scar from crashing his bike?

2. On what day of the week is Little Man to pick up payments on his newspaper route?

3. What does Little Man say he probably does faster than most kids in the beginning of Chapter 8?

4. Where was Rat trying to ride his bike down concrete steps when he incurred his scar, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?

5. What color is the handle of Little Man's knife that he describes in Chapter 1?

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