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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. In Chapter 5, Mr. Spiro tells Little Man, "A good painting after all is more truthful than" what?
(a) "A thousand words."
(b) "A bad painting."
(c) "A book."
(d) "A photograph."

2. How old is Little Man of the novel?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

3. What is Mam's real name?
(a) Miss Marie Stewart.
(b) Miss Nellie Avent.
(c) Miss Sarah Abrams.
(d) Miss Nora Smith.

4. What kind of store does Rat's father own?
(a) A butcher shop.
(b) A clothing store.
(c) A candy store.
(d) A hardware store.

5. Who is the author of Being and Time?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Albert Einstein.
(c) Martin Heidegger.
(d) Howard James.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Little Man say he busted Rat's lip on the last day of sixth grade?

2. Why does Little Man say that Mam had told him to stay away from Ara T in Chapter 3?

3. What happens when Mr. Spiro asks Little Man his name in Chapter 3?

4. Little Man says in the beginning of Chapter 1, "I'm typing about the stabbing for a good reason." What is the reason that he gives?

5. How is Little Man's hairstyle described in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. What does Little Man discover on his birth certificate in Chapter 7? How does he respond to this information?

8. What are Little Man's first impressions of Mrs. Worthington? How does he meet Mrs. Worthington?

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

10. 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?

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