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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the thief get into Little Man's room to steal his belongings in Chapter 16?
(a) By climbing the ladder.
(b) By breaking the front door lock.
(c) By breaking a window.
(d) By breaking in through the basement.

2. What color uniform does Mam wear when she works for the narrator's family?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

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

4. What kind of canned food does Mam refer to as "Trash Food," according to Little Man in Chapter 9?
(a) SPAM.
(b) Vienna sausages.
(c) Tuna fish.
(d) Hog's feet.

5. Where does Little Man tell the photo booth operator at the zoo that Mam is about to return to in Chapter 12?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) California.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

6. When does Mr. Spiro say he will be back from his trip in Chapter 15?
(a) In the spring.
(b) In the fall.
(c) In the winter.
(d) In the summer.

7. 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 given Ara T money.
(b) That he had given up on God.
(c) That he'd talked to Big Sack.
(d) That he had stolen money from his father.

8. How does Little Man feel when he learns that Mr. Spiro is leaving for a trip in Chapter 15?
(a) Overjoyed.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Giddy.
(d) Devastated.

9. Who does Little Man think beat Mam when she returns to work with a broken nose?
(a) Ara T.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Big Sack.
(d) A neighbor.

10. What does Little Man say that offends Mam and makes her upset while they are waiting for their photograph at the zoo?
(a) "But you put everything on God."
(b) "I'm going to ask my father to fire you."
(c) "Ara T should be made to pay for what he did to you."
(d) "I wish we lived in the South."

11. Where have Little Man's parents gone for a business meeting and vacation in Chapter 9?
(a) New York.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Oxford.

12. What animals does Mam describe killing the livestock at home when she was a kid in Chapter 12?
(a) Alligators.
(b) Bears.
(c) Panthers.
(d) Wolves.

13. Where on the bus do Mam and Little Man sit when they leave to search for Ara T in Chapter 16?
(a) In the front.
(b) In the middle.
(c) In the back.
(d) Next to the rear exit.

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

15. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the first reason he gives?
(a) He hopes to be a writer.
(b) He hopes to outgrow his stutter.
(c) He hopes to know his father.
(d) He hopes to get married.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Where was Martin Heidegger from?

3. What was Little Man trying to do last summer when he became stuck in a storm drain?

4. How does "TV Boy's" mother communicate with him when Little Man stops by for collection in Chapter 14?

5. What job does Mam always give to Little Man when making breakfast?

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