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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does Little Man tell Mam that Rat will be returning home in Chapter 10?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

3. Where does Little Man find his birth certificate in Chapter 7?
(a) In a wooden crate.
(b) In a hat box.
(c) In a file drawer.
(d) In a gun safe.

4. By what nickname does Mam call the narrator of the story?
(a) Junior.
(b) Baby Boy.
(c) Victor.
(d) Little Man.

5. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the second reason he gives?
(a) He'd be able to figure out what to do with his feelings.
(b) He would be able to write about his past.
(c) He would be able to marry Sarah.
(d) He would be able to leave the South.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Greek statesman and orator that supposedly had put pebbles in his mouth to overcome stuttering?

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

3. What does Mam say Big Sack's family name is in Chapter 4?

4. Whose name is burned onto Little Man's Louisville Slugger baseball bat?

5. Where is Mam's favorite bench to sit on at the zoo?

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