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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the town where Mam grew up?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Coldwater.
(c) Lafayette.
(d) Malvern.

5. Who is the author of Being and Time?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Howard James.
(d) Martin Heidegger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of store does Rat's father own?

2. What is the nickname of the boy that has replaced Rat as Little Man's catcher in baseball practice while Rat is away?

3. Who "didn't invent the modern alphabet, [but] he did help us preserve it," according to Mr. Spiro in Chapter 5?

4. Little Man compares saying his name out loud to reciting what, in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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