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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Little Man do with the granddaddy long-legs spider that crawls onto his book in Chapter 11?
(a) He smashes it with the book.
(b) He puts it in a jar.
(c) He puts it on the rose bushes.
(d) He feeds it to the cat.

2. What does Little Man observe Mam doing for the first time when they are riding the bus in the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Drink alcohol.
(b) Curse.
(c) Dip snuff.
(d) Smoke.

3. What bus do Little Man and Mam take to the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) The No. 10 Uptown.
(b) The No. 1 Crosstown.
(c) The No. 3 Downtown.
(d) The No. 5 Crosstown.

4. What type of ball does Little Man throw against his garage for practice in Chapter 13?
(a) A basketball.
(b) A soccer ball.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A tennis ball.

5. How many different meanings does Little Man say the word "bias" has in the dictionary?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

6. What does Mam chastise an older kid for doing at the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) Giving a cigarette to a monkey.
(b) Feeding trash to a giraffe.
(c) Hitting a young boy.
(d) Littering on the sidewalk.

7. How will Mr. Spiro be traveling on his trip?
(a) By train.
(b) By airplane.
(c) By towboat.
(d) By car.

8. On what day of the week is Mam allowed free entrance to the zoo as long as she wears her uniform and enters the gate with Little Man?
(a) On Fridays.
(b) On Saturdays.
(c) On Thursdays.
(d) On Wednesdays.

9. What position does Little Man say Babe Ruth started out in, according to his book, in Chapter 10?
(a) He started as a catcher.
(b) He started as a center fielder.
(c) He started as a pitcher.
(d) He started as a right fielder.

10. What name does Mam use to describe ghostlike spirits that she perceives?
(a) Haints.
(b) Trembles.
(c) Poltergeists.
(d) Zombies.

11. What does Little Man ask Mam on their bus ride home from church in Chapter 11?
(a) Why she has to ride in the back of the bus.
(b) Who his father is.
(c) Why she isn't married.
(d) Where she'd live if she could live anywhere.

12. What does Little Man say he never told Mam "because [he] knew it would upset her" in the end of Chapter 12?
(a) That he had stolen money from his father.
(b) That he had given Ara T money.
(c) That he had given up on God.
(d) That he'd talked to Big Sack.

13. What zoo does Mam take Little Man to in Chapter 12?
(a) Overton Park Zoo.
(b) The Bronx Zoo.
(c) The Audubon Zoo.
(d) The Little Rock Zoo.

14. Why is Mam not allowed to have her picture taken in the booth with Little Man at the zoo?
(a) Because she is Asian.
(b) Because she is a woman.
(c) Because she is African American.
(d) Because she is Native American.

15. Where does Little Man describe the best breeze in the house late in the day in Chapter 16?
(a) In the attic.
(b) In the basement.
(c) On the back stairs.
(d) On the front porch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship's name is printed on Mr. Spiro's duffel bag in Chapter 15?

2. How did the thief get into Little Man's room to steal his belongings in Chapter 16?

3. What does Little Man say "seemed like the least I could do for Mrs. Worthington" in Chapter 9?

4. 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?

5. Who does Little Man think beat Mam when she returns to work with a broken nose?

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