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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 birds does Mam enjoy watching most at the zoo?
(a) The flamingos.
(b) The peacocks.
(c) The ostriches.
(d) The penguins.

2. Who does Little Man think beat Mam when she returns to work with a broken nose?
(a) Ara T.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Big Sack.
(d) Her husband.

3. What does Little Man say that offends Mam and makes her upset while they are waiting for their photograph at the zoo?
(a) "But you put everything on God."
(b) "Ara T should be made to pay for what he did to you."
(c) "I wish we lived in the South."
(d) "I'm going to ask my father to fire you."

4. What animals can Little Man and Mam see from the bench where they wait for their photograph at the zoo?
(a) The lions.
(b) The penguins.
(c) The bears.
(d) The sharks.

5. Who answers the door when Little Man stops by Mrs. Worthington's house to collect two weeks' worth of newspaper payments in Chapter 6?
(a) Greaser Charles.
(b) Mrs. Worthington.
(c) Mr. Worthington.
(d) Mr. Spiro.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Little Man say is his favorite baseball player in Chapter 5?

2. What zoo does Mam take Little Man to in Chapter 12?

3. What does Little Man say "seemed like the least I could do for Mrs. Worthington" in Chapter 9?

4. What word is written on the second piece of the dollar bill that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man?

5. What kind of canned food does Mam refer to as "Trash Food," according to Little Man in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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