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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Little Man say that Mam had told him to stay away from Ara T in Chapter 3?
(a) Because Ara T has kidnapped a boy before.
(b) Because Ara T sometimes gets the fits.
(c) Because Ara T killed her brother.
(d) Because Ara T has been in prison many times.

2. How many stitches did Rat get after crashing his bike on concrete stairs, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?
(a) 16.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

3. Who was the Greek statesman and orator that supposedly had put pebbles in his mouth to overcome stuttering?
(a) Pythagoras.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Demosthenes.
(d) Socrates.

4. Who answers the door when Little Man stops by Mrs. Worthington's house to collect two weeks' worth of newspaper payments in Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Spiro.
(b) Greaser Charles.
(c) Mrs. Worthington.
(d) Mr. Worthington.

5. What kind of restaurant do Little Man's parents take him to in Chapter 7?
(a) A Cajun restaurant.
(b) An Italian restaurant.
(c) A French restaurant.
(d) A Mexican restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair does Mrs. Worthington have?

2. At what address does Little Man encounter a boy who stares at a silent television in Chapter 3?

3. What does Little Man discover that his mother has been secretly doing when she leaves the house in Chapter 7?

4. Who is the author of Being and Time?

5. What does Mam say Big Sack's family name is in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Little Man encounter when he goes to Mrs. Worthington's home for newspaper payment collection in Chapter 6?

2. What does Little Man overhear his parents talking about after coming home from the restaurant in Chapter 7? What does he make of this conversation?

3. Why does Little Man refuse Mam's offer for help with his collections for the newspaper route?

4. What role does Mam serve in Little Man's life? How would you describe the relationship between Mam and Little Man?

5. What is foreshadowed by Little Man's observance of Big Sack watching him from the alley in Chapter 8?

6. What do Little Man and Mr. Spiro discuss during Little Man's visit in Chapter 8?

7. What do Little Man and Mr. Spiro discuss when Little Man comes by on Friday for collection in Chapter 5?

8. How does Little Man say he is relating the story of the stabbing in Chapter 1? Why is he relating the story in this manner?

9. How are Little Man's athletic and academic achievements described in Chapter 1?

10. What is a stutter? How is Little Man's stutter depicted in the narrative of Paperboy?

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