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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Little Man say Greaser Charles's Ford is in Chapter 6?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

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

3. Who is Rat going to visit while Little Man takes over his newspaper route?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandparents.
(d) His aunt.

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

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

6. What is the nickname of the boy that has replaced Rat as Little Man's catcher in baseball practice while Rat is away?
(a) Racer.
(b) Big Sack.
(c) Slick.
(d) Strutter.

7. Where was Rat trying to ride his bike down concrete steps when he incurred his scar, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?
(a) At Union Square.
(b) At the post office.
(c) At Crump Stadium.
(d) At Central Park.

8. What kind of store does Rat's father own?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A candy store.
(c) A clothing store.
(d) A hardware store.

9. What is Rat's real name?
(a) Art.
(b) James.
(c) Peter.
(d) Tre.

10. How is Little Man's hairstyle described in the novel?
(a) A crew cut.
(b) A Mohawk.
(c) Shaggy and unkempt.
(d) A bowl cut.

11. In Chapter 5, Mr. Spiro tells Little Man, "A good painting after all is more truthful than" what?
(a) "A book."
(b) "A bad painting."
(c) "A photograph."
(d) "A thousand words."

12. Before Mr. Spiro, who are the only two people Little Man says have ever talked to him directly about his stutter?
(a) Art and Mam.
(b) Mam and his speech teacher.
(c) His brother and Mam.
(d) His mother and father.

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

14. Little Man compares saying his name out loud to reciting what, in Chapter 3?
(a) The Jabberwocky.
(b) Sally Sells Seashells.
(c) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(d) The Gettysburg Address.

15. How old was Little Man when Mam came to live with his family?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie does Little Man go to see with his father in Chapter 8?

2. What three words has Little Man practiced in order to start a conversation with Mrs. Worthington on his route in Chapter 7?

3. Who answers the door when Little Man stops by Mrs. Worthington's house to collect two weeks' worth of newspaper payments in Chapter 6?

4. How much money is Little Man's first tip on his paper route?

5. Who confused the words "wicker" and "wicked," leading to the patio furniture being called the "Wicked Furniture" on the patio of Little Man's house?

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