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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What treat do Little Man and Mam have as they wait for their picture to be developed in Chapter 12?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Ice cream cones.
(c) Slices of pizza.
(d) Popcorn.

3. 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) Inside watching television.
(c) On the front porch swing.
(d) In the tree by his house.

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

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

6. What is Little Man's favorite number?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

8. Where is Mam's favorite bench to sit on at the zoo?
(a) By Grizzly Bear Cave.
(b) By Monkey Island.
(c) By the Tiger's Den.
(d) By the exit.

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

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

11. 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) Littering on the sidewalk.
(d) Hitting a young boy.

12. 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 get married.
(b) He hopes to know his father.
(c) He hopes to outgrow his stutter.
(d) He hopes to be a writer.

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

14. What kind of hat does Little Man wear when he poses with Mam at the photo booth at the zoo?
(a) A wizard's hat.
(b) A fedora.
(c) A cowboy hat.
(d) A top hat.

15. 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?
(a) He'd be able to figure out what to do with his feelings.
(b) He would be able to marry Sarah.
(c) He would be able to leave the South.
(d) He would be able to write about his past.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Little Man say Mam's response was when he asked her how old Ara T was in Chapter 13?

3. Where does Little Man describe the best breeze in the house late in the day in Chapter 16?

4. What does Little Man do with the picture of him and Mam at the zoo in Chapter 12?

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

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