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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Greek mythology, Jason and the Argonauts set out on a quest for what creature by the order of King Pellas?
(a) The White Deer.
(b) The Golden Unicorn.
(c) The Golden Fleece.
(d) The Cyclops.

2. How much money does Little Man give to Ara T in Chapter 3?
(a) 2 dollars.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) 1 dollar.
(d) 50 cents.

3. Little Man describes reading a book about what sports figure in Chapter 3?
(a) Babe Ruth.
(b) Michael Jordan.
(c) Wayne Gretsky.
(d) Lou Gehrig.

4. What is the first question that Little Man has written for Mr. Spiro in Chapter 8?
(a) "What can I do to be smart like you?"
(b) "When does a kid become a grown-up?"
(c) "Why do most grown-ups treat me like I'm not a real human being?"
(d) "Who was Voltaire?"

5. Whose name is burned onto Little Man's Louisville Slugger baseball bat?
(a) Babe Ruth's.
(b) Lou Gehrig's.
(c) Mickey Mantle's.
(d) Ted Williams's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Little Man says in the beginning of Chapter 1, "I'm typing about the stabbing for a good reason." What is the reason that he gives?

2. What word does Little Man's mother confuse with "genetic" when he overhears her talking with his father in Chapter 7?

3. By what nickname does Mam call the narrator of the story?

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

5. What kind of restaurant do Little Man's parents take him to in Chapter 7?

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