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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who "didn't invent the modern alphabet, [but] he did help us preserve it," according to Mr. Spiro in Chapter 5?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Hagar the Horrible.
(c) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(d) Ulysses S. Grant.

2. Who was the Greek statesman and orator that supposedly had put pebbles in his mouth to overcome stuttering?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Pythagoras.

3. What word does Little Man's mother confuse with "genetic" when he overhears her talking with his father in Chapter 7?
(a) "Generic."
(b) "Magnetic."
(c) "General."
(d) "Enigmatic."

4. 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?
(a) "I can't talk."
(b) "I can't remember it."
(c) "I'm dead."
(d) "I'm in prison."

5. On what day of the week is Little Man to pick up payments on his newspaper route?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Mondays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Little Man give Ara T his knife?

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

3. Why does Little Man decide to take a bath at the end of Chapter 7?

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. Why does Little Man say he is not allowed in his parents' bedroom closet?

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