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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. What children's television show does Little Man describe watching in Chapter 4?
(a) The Howdy Doody Show.
(b) Sesame Street.
(c) Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
(d) Captain Kangaroo.

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

3. How does Little Man sign his letter of apology to Mrs. Worthington in Chapter 2?
(a) Little Man.
(b) Your Substitute Paperboy.
(c) Your Secret Admirer.
(d) Victor Vollmer the Third.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of Being and Time?

3. What punctuation marks does Little Man say he hates in Chapter 1?

4. What is Mrs. Worthington drinking when she and Little Man have a miscommunication in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 5, Mr. Spiro tells Little Man, "A good painting after all is more truthful than" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Little Man confess to Mam in Chapter 6? How does Mam respond?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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