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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Rat incur a scar from crashing his bike?
(a) On his left arm.
(b) On his right leg.
(c) Over his left eyebrow.
(d) On his right cheek.

3. Why does Little Man say that Mam had told him to stay away from Ara T in Chapter 3?
(a) Because Ara T killed her brother.
(b) Because Ara T has kidnapped a boy before.
(c) Because Ara T sometimes gets the fits.
(d) Because Ara T has been in prison many times.

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

5. What movie does Little Man go to see with his father in Chapter 8?
(a) The General.
(b) Shane.
(c) The Great Escape.
(d) True Grit.

6. Who is listed as Little Man's father on his birth certificate?
(a) Unknown.
(b) Andrew Vollmer.
(c) Victor Vollmer.
(d) Richard Wilson.

7. Who does Little Man see watching him from his truck when his father drops him off at the newspaper pickup in Chapter 8?
(a) Big Sack.
(b) Slim Tim.
(c) Rat.
(d) Ara T.

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

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

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

11. At what address does Little Man encounter a boy who stares at a silent television in Chapter 3?
(a) 3423 Bealle Street.
(b) 1348 Harbert Street.
(c) 1219 Vinton Street.
(d) 124 Gold Street.

12. What issue does Little Man have with his knife in Chapter 2?
(a) It is too sharp.
(b) It has been stolen.
(c) It is dull.
(d) It is broken.

13. In Greek mythology, Jason and the Argonauts set out on a quest for what creature by the order of King Pellas?
(a) The Golden Unicorn.
(b) The White Deer.
(c) The Cyclops.
(d) The Golden Fleece.

14. What is Mrs. Worthington drinking when she and Little Man have a miscommunication in Chapter 2?
(a) Wine.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Water.
(d) Whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rat going to visit while Little Man takes over his newspaper route?

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

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

4. What color hair does Mrs. Worthington have?

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

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