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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mam say Big Sack's family name is in Chapter 4?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Williams.
(d) Jackson.

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

3. What word is written on the second piece of the dollar bill that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man?
(a) "Speller."
(b) "Student."
(c) "Spectator."
(d) "Servant."

4. Who "didn't invent the modern alphabet, [but] he did help us preserve it," according to Mr. Spiro in Chapter 5?
(a) Hagar the Horrible.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Worthington drinking when she and Little Man have a miscommunication in Chapter 2?

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. How many stitches did Rat get after crashing his bike on concrete stairs, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?

4. At what address does Little Man encounter a boy who stares at a silent television in Chapter 3?

5. How many adults does Little Man describe having to sit with at one table at the restaurant in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rat's real name? What is Rat's relationship to Little Man?

2. Who is Big Sack? What is this character's relationship to Little Man?

3. What do Little Man and Mr. Spiro discuss during Little Man's visit in Chapter 8?

4. Why have Little Man's parents decided to take Little Man to a restaurant to eat in Chapter 7? How does he feel about this proposition?

5. What does Little Man encounter when he goes to Mrs. Worthington's home for newspaper payment collection in Chapter 6?

6. What do Little Man and Mr. Spiro discuss when Little Man comes by on Friday for collection in Chapter 5?

7. Why is Little Man's real name not revealed in the beginning of the story? How is he referred to in the text?

8. Why does Little Man refuse Mam's offer for help with his collections for the newspaper route?

9. How does Little Man say he is relating the story of the stabbing in Chapter 1? Why is he relating the story in this manner?

10. Who is Ara T? Why does Little Man give his pocket knife to Ara T in Chapter 3?

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