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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the first question that Little Man has written for Mr. Spiro in Chapter 8?
(a) "Why do most grown-ups treat me like I'm not a real human being?"
(b) "Who was Voltaire?"
(c) "When does a kid become a grown-up?"
(d) "What can I do to be smart like you?"

4. What street does Mrs. Worthington live on?
(a) Bealle Street.
(b) Bourbon Street.
(c) Harbert Street.
(d) Jackson Street.

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

6. What is Mam's real name?
(a) Miss Nellie Avent.
(b) Miss Nora Smith.
(c) Miss Sarah Abrams.
(d) Miss Marie Stewart.

7. How many adults does Little Man describe having to sit with at one table at the restaurant in Chapter 7?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 5.

8. What word is written on the second piece of the dollar bill that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man?
(a) "Spectator."
(b) "Student."
(c) "Speller."
(d) "Servant."

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

10. What is the technique called that Little Man's speech therapist has taught him in order to help with his stutter in Chapter 1?
(a) Aspirated Thought.
(b) Soft Speaking.
(c) Gentle Air.
(d) Syllabic Reasoning.

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

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

13. Why does Little Man decide to take a bath at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) He is covered in mud.
(b) He smells like mothballs.
(c) He has a headache.
(d) He is covered in sand.

14. 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 brother and Mam.
(c) His mother and father.
(d) Art and Mam.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the newspaper that Little Man delivers on his paper route?

2. How does Little Man say he busted Rat's lip on the last day of sixth grade?

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. 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?

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