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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is written on the corner of the dollar bill that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man in Chapter 3?
(a) "Seeker."
(b) "Servant."
(c) "Student."
(d) "Seller."

2. How does Little Man describe Mrs. Worthington's eyes when he brings her paper to her on her porch swing in Chapter 7?
(a) Empty.
(b) Seductive.
(c) Angry.
(d) Drunk.

3. What does Little Man ask Mam on their bus ride home from church in Chapter 11?
(a) Where she'd live if she could live anywhere.
(b) Why she isn't married.
(c) Why she has to ride in the back of the bus.
(d) Who his father is.

4. 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?
(a) "I can't remember it."
(b) "I can't talk."
(c) "I'm in prison."
(d) "I'm dead."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What street does Mrs. Worthington live on?

3. What birds does Mam enjoy watching most at the zoo?

4. What is Mam's needle story about that she works on at the zoo?

5. What animals does Mam describe killing the livestock at home when she was a kid in Chapter 12?

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