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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Mr. Spiro tells Little Man, "A good painting after all is more truthful than" what?
(a) "A book."
(b) "A bad painting."
(c) "A thousand words."
(d) "A photograph."

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

3. 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) Mrs. Worthington.
(b) Mr. Worthington.
(c) Mr. Spiro.
(d) Greaser Charles.

4. What is the name of Memphis's famous downtown street and home of the blues?
(a) Bourbon Street.
(b) Arthur Street.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Beale Street.

5. What street does Mam ask the bus driver if the bus will cross when she gets on to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Lauderdale.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two food items does Little Man associate Ara T smelling like?

2. What does Mrs. Worthington do shortly after inviting Little Man into her house in Chapter 9?

3. About how many years older does Mam figure Ara T is in Chapter 18?

4. In Greek mythology, Jason and the Argonauts set out on a quest for what creature by the order of King Pellas?

5. What does Little Man want desperately to talk to Mr. Spiro about in Chapter 16?

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