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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. Who is Rat going to visit while Little Man takes over his newspaper route?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandparents.

2. What color does Little Man say Greaser Charles's Ford is in Chapter 6?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. How does Little Man say he busted Rat's lip on the last day of sixth grade?
(a) He punched him.
(b) He slammed a car door in his face.
(c) He tripped him on the sidewalk.
(d) He hit him with a baseball.

4. What three words has Little Man practiced in order to start a conversation with Mrs. Worthington on his route in Chapter 7?
(a) "Cool for July."
(b) "Nice weather out."
(c) "Paper boy delivery."
(d) "Love your hair."

5. What is the nickname of the boy that has replaced Rat as Little Man's catcher in baseball practice while Rat is away?
(a) Big Sack.
(b) Slick.
(c) Racer.
(d) Strutter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose name is burned onto Little Man's Louisville Slugger baseball bat?

2. What kind of restaurant do Little Man's parents take him to in Chapter 7?

3. How does the author denote Little Man's speech struggles in the dialogue sections of the novel?

4. How much money does Little Man give to Ara T in Chapter 3?

5. Before Mr. Spiro, who are the only two people Little Man says have ever talked to him directly about his stutter?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why have Little Man's parents decided to take Little Man to a restaurant to eat in Chapter 7? How does he feel about this proposition?

3. Why is Little Man's real name not revealed in the beginning of the story? How is he referred to in the text?

4. What information does Little Man reveal about himself, his friends, and his family in Chapter 1?

5. 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?

6. Who is Big Sack? What is this character's relationship to Little Man?

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

8. What is Rat's real name? What is Rat's relationship to Little Man?

9. What is the second "clue" that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man in Chapter 5? What does Little Man make of the clue?

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

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