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

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

3. 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) Why she isn't married.
(c) Who his father is.
(d) Why she has to ride in the back of the bus.

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

5. What does Little Man do with the picture of him and Mam at the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) He gives it to his father.
(b) He frames it and puts it on his wall.
(c) He gives it to Ara T.
(d) He puts it in his desk drawer.

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

7. On what day of the week are Little Man's parents coming home from their trip in Chapter 14?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

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

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

10. Where is "TV Boy" when Little Man stops at his house for collection in Chapter 14?
(a) On the sidewalk in front of his house.
(b) On the front porch swing.
(c) Inside watching television.
(d) In the tree by his house.

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

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

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

14. What animals can Little Man and Mam see from the bench where they wait for their photograph at the zoo?
(a) The penguins.
(b) The bears.
(c) The lions.
(d) The sharks.

15. What does Mrs. Worthington do shortly after inviting Little Man into her house in Chapter 9?
(a) She passes out.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She calls his mother.
(d) She offers him dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "copacetic" mean?

2. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the second reason he gives?

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 birds does Mam enjoy watching most at the zoo?

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

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