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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Little Man sign his letter of apology to Mrs. Worthington in Chapter 2?
(a) Your Substitute Paperboy.
(b) Your Secret Admirer.
(c) Victor Vollmer the Third.
(d) Little Man.

3. What is the name of the newspaper that Little Man delivers on his paper route?
(a) The Star-Ledger.
(b) The Democrat-Gazette.
(c) The Chicago Tribune.
(d) The Press-Scimitar.

4. Why does Little Man give Ara T his knife?
(a) So that Ara T will sharpen it.
(b) So that Ara T will return his briefcase.
(c) So that Ara T will sell it for him.
(d) So that Ara T will fix the broken lever.

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

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

7. How does Little Man define Ara T's profession?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a hard laborer.
(c) He is a junkman.
(d) He is a butcher.

8. How many stitches did Rat get after crashing his bike on concrete stairs, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

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

10. What does Mam say Big Sack's family name is in Chapter 4?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Williams.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Thomas.

11. 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?
(a) Mrs. Worthington.
(b) Mam.
(c) Tom.
(d) Rat.

12. What does Little Man discover that his mother has been secretly doing when she leaves the house in Chapter 7?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Selling the house.
(d) Having an affair.

13. Why do Little Man's parents take him home early from the restaurant in Chapter 7?
(a) Because he throws up.
(b) Because he insults the waiter.
(c) Because he insults his mother's friend.
(d) Because he stutters.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of Being and Time?

2. 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?

3. What punctuation marks does Little Man say he hates in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Little Man say he probably does faster than most kids in the beginning of Chapter 8?

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