Paperboy Test | Final Test - Hard

Vince Vawter
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Paperboy Test | Final Test - Hard

Vince Vawter
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Little Man's favorite number?

2. Where have Little Man's parents gone for a business meeting and vacation in Chapter 9?

3. What animals can Little Man and Mam see from the bench where they wait for their photograph at the zoo?

4. Where does Mam tell Little Man to go while she deals with his stolen belongings in Chapter 16?

5. What prophet does Mam describe she waits with Little Man for their photograph at the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is baseball practice called off in Chapter 13? What does Little Man do instead?

2. What is noteworthy about Mam's appearance when she returns to work in Chapter 9?

3. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

4. What discovery does Little Man make about TV Boy in Chapter 14?

5. Why does Little Man go home before taking his collections to Rat's mom in Chapter 16? What does he find when he gets there?

6. What conflict takes place between Mam and a boy at the zoo in Chapter 12? How is the conflict resolved?

7. What conflict occurs when Little Man goes to pick up his newspapers for the day in Chapter 13? How is the conflict resolved?

8. What conflict does Little Man face at Ara T's hideout in Chapter 10?

9. How does Mam respond to the situation in Little Man's bedroom in Chapter 16?

10. What does Little Man say that upsets Mam in Chapter 12? How does Mam respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of isolation, embarrassment, and alienation in Paperboy. How are these themes embodied by Little Man? How does Little Man grow and evolve past his isolation in the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What are Mam's actions, objectives, and obstacles when she sets out from Little Man's home after discovering the theft from his bedroom? What instructions does she give to Little Man? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Little Man's relationship with his father in the novel. What information does Little Man learn that makes him question his father? How is this internal conflict resolved?

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