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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What money does Little Man give to Mam for carfare in Chapter 16?
(a) The money from his mother's room.
(b) The money from Mr. Spiro's tip.
(c) The money from Mr. Spiro's payment.
(d) The money from Mrs. Worthington.

4. Where does Mam tell Little Man to go while she deals with his stolen belongings in Chapter 16?
(a) To his bedroom.
(b) To Rat's house.
(c) To Mr. Spiro's house.
(d) To his father's office.

5. 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 Thursdays.
(c) On Saturdays.
(d) On Wednesdays.

6. Where was Martin Heidegger from?
(a) France.
(b) Israel.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

7. 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?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Lauderdale.
(c) Bourbon.
(d) Jackson.

8. What does Little Man say "seemed like the least I could do for Mrs. Worthington" in Chapter 9?
(a) Canceling her newspaper subscription.
(b) Calling the police on her lover.
(c) Paying her paper bill for her.
(d) Calling the police on her husband.

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

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

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

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

13. Why does the coach call off ball practice in Chapter 13?
(a) The weather will be too hot.
(b) There is snow in the forecast.
(c) He is leaving town for a funeral.
(d) It is forecast to rain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mam chastise an older kid for doing at the zoo in Chapter 12?

2. What color uniform does Mam wear when she works for the narrator's family?

3. 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?

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

5. What position does Little Man say Babe Ruth started out in, according to his book, in Chapter 10?

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