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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. Whose name is burned onto Little Man's Louisville Slugger baseball bat?
(a) Mickey Mantle's.
(b) Lou Gehrig's.
(c) Ted Williams's.
(d) Babe Ruth's.

2. Who confused the words "wicker" and "wicked," leading to the patio furniture being called the "Wicked Furniture" on the patio of Little Man's house?
(a) Tom.
(b) Mam.
(c) Mrs. Worthington.
(d) Rat.

3. Little Man describes reading a book about what sports figure in Chapter 3?
(a) Michael Jordan.
(b) Wayne Gretsky.
(c) Babe Ruth.
(d) Lou Gehrig.

4. What does Little Man discover that his mother has been secretly doing when she leaves the house in Chapter 7?
(a) Having an affair.
(b) Selling the house.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Smoking.

5. What word is written on the second piece of the dollar bill that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man?
(a) "Spectator."
(b) "Speller."
(c) "Student."
(d) "Servant."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mam tell Little Man's she's cooked for his dinner with his parents when he returns home from his route in Chapter 6?

2. Where does Little Man's family live?

3. Why does Little Man give Ara T his knife?

4. How old is Little Man of the novel?

5. What is the name of the town where Mam grew up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Ara T? Why does Little Man give his pocket knife to Ara T in Chapter 3?

3. How is Little Man's experience at the restaurant described in Chapter 7?

4. 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?

5. How does Mrs. Worthington appear to Little Man when he sees her on Monday in Chapter 7?

6. What are Little Man's first impressions of Mr. Spiro? How is Mr. Spiro described?

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

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

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

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

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