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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Little Man go to get newspapers after his bundle has been taken in Chapter 13?
(a) From a newspaper rack.
(b) From his father's office.
(c) From the newspaper office.
(d) From Rat's mother.

2. How much money is enclosed in Mrs. Worthington's envelope for payment in Chapter 15?
(a) $5.
(b) $3.
(c) $2.
(d) $10.

3. What job does Mam always give to Little Man when making breakfast?
(a) Making the eggs.
(b) Making the bacon.
(c) Making the coffee.
(d) Making the toast.

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

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

6. What does Little Man say Mam's response was when he asked her how old Ara T was in Chapter 13?
(a) "He's sixty-eight."
(b) "He's old enough to know better."
(c) "He's forty-three."
(d) "How old is the Devil?"

7. What does Little Man throw rocks at in the end of Chapter 15?
(a) The moon.
(b) A window of an abandoned house.
(c) A streetlamp.
(d) A boy.

8. What is Mam's needle story about that she works on at the zoo?
(a) Cain and Abel.
(b) The Crucifixion.
(c) The parting of the Red Sea.
(d) Noah and the ark.

9. What prophet does Mam describe she waits with Little Man for their photograph at the zoo?
(a) Joseph Smith.
(b) Michael.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Mohammed.

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

11. What birds does Mam enjoy watching most at the zoo?
(a) The ostriches.
(b) The flamingos.
(c) The peacocks.
(d) The penguins.

12. Who is the paper boy that Little Man accuses of taking his bundle of papers in Chapter 13?
(a) Jack.
(b) John.
(c) Willie.
(d) Billy.

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

14. Where does Little Man realize he left his newspaper bags in Chapter 10?
(a) By Ara T's shed.
(b) At the newspaper office.
(c) At school.
(d) At his father's office.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Little Man say Mam looks like in the photo from the zoo?

2. On what day of the week are Little Man's parents coming home from their trip in Chapter 14?

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

4. What kind of canned food does Mam refer to as "Trash Food," according to Little Man in Chapter 9?

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

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