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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color uniform does Mam wear when she works for the narrator's family?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

2. What street does Mam ask the bus driver if the bus will cross when she gets on to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?
(a) Lauderdale.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Bourbon.

3. Where does Mam tell Little Man to go while she deals with his stolen belongings in Chapter 16?
(a) To his father's office.
(b) To Mr. Spiro's house.
(c) To Rat's house.
(d) To his bedroom.

4. Who is the author of Being and Time?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Martin Heidegger.
(c) Howard James.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

5. Where have Little Man's parents gone for a business meeting and vacation in Chapter 9?
(a) New York.
(b) Oxford.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Little Rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town where Mam grew up?

2. Who does Little Man say he wants to work with on understanding the four words from Mr. Spiro's dollar in Chapter 20?

3. What had Mam's brother gone to town to sell on the day he died?

4. What ship's name is printed on Mr. Spiro's duffel bag in Chapter 15?

5. What does Little Man say he never told Mam "because [he] knew it would upset her" in the end of Chapter 12?

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