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

2. By what nickname does Mam call the narrator of the story?
(a) Baby Boy.
(b) Victor.
(c) Little Man.
(d) Junior.

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

4. What is Rat's real name?
(a) Tre.
(b) Art.
(c) James.
(d) Peter.

5. How does Little Man define Ara T's profession?
(a) He is a butcher.
(b) He is a hard laborer.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a junkman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What French philosopher does Mr. Spiro cite with the phrase "Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts," in Chapter 5?

2. What children's television show does Little Man describe watching in Chapter 4?

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

4. What three words has Little Man practiced in order to start a conversation with Mrs. Worthington on his route in Chapter 7?

5. Why do Little Man's parents take him home early from the restaurant in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How are Little Man's athletic and academic achievements described 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. What does Little Man discover on his birth certificate in Chapter 7? How does he respond to this information?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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