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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where has Mam gone when Little Man sets out for collecting in Chapter 14?
(a) To the grocery store.
(b) To church.
(c) To New Orleans.
(d) To his father's office.

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

5. How old does Little Man's mother say he will be soon during dinner in Chapter 7?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 14.

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. Who got Little Man out of the storm drain last summer when he became trapped?

3. What does Little Man ask Mam on their bus ride home from church in Chapter 11?

4. On what day of the week is Little Man to pick up payments on his newspaper route?

5. What does Little Man do with the granddaddy long-legs spider that crawls onto his book in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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