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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 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) Mam.
(b) Mrs. Worthington.
(c) Rat.
(d) Tom.

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

3. How is Little Man's hairstyle described in the novel?
(a) A bowl cut.
(b) A Mohawk.
(c) Shaggy and unkempt.
(d) A crew cut.

4. Before Mr. Spiro, who are the only two people Little Man says have ever talked to him directly about his stutter?
(a) His brother and Mam.
(b) Mam and his speech teacher.
(c) Art and Mam.
(d) His mother and father.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Little Man define Ara T's profession?

2. What state is Mam from originally?

3. 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?

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

5. Who is Rat going to visit while Little Man takes over his newspaper route?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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