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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. On what day of the week is Little Man to pick up payments on his newspaper route?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Tuesdays.
(d) Thursdays.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Little Man decide to take a bath at the end of Chapter 7?

2. How does Little Man describe Mrs. Worthington's eyes when he brings her paper to her on her porch swing in Chapter 7?

3. How much money is Little Man's first tip on his paper route?

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

5. What color does Little Man say Greaser Charles's Ford is in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. What plans does Little Man make with his father in Chapter 8? What becomes of the plans?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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