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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 zoo does Mam take Little Man to in Chapter 12?
(a) The Audubon Zoo.
(b) Overton Park Zoo.
(c) The Little Rock Zoo.
(d) The Bronx Zoo.

2. How does Little Man feel when he learns that Mr. Spiro is leaving for a trip in Chapter 15?
(a) Devastated.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Giddy.

3. What color uniform does Mam wear when she works for the narrator's family?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

4. What treat do Little Man and Mam have as they wait for their picture to be developed in Chapter 12?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Slices of pizza.
(c) Ice cream cones.
(d) Popcorn.

5. What does Mam chastise an older kid for doing at the zoo in Chapter 12?
(a) Feeding trash to a giraffe.
(b) Hitting a young boy.
(c) Giving a cigarette to a monkey.
(d) Littering on the sidewalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Little Man ask Mam on their bus ride home from church in Chapter 11?

2. What type of ball does Little Man throw against his garage for practice in Chapter 13?

3. Where does Mam tell Little Man to go while she deals with his stolen belongings in Chapter 16?

4. What money does Little Man give to Mam for carfare in Chapter 16?

5. What is Little Man's favorite number?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Worthington behave when Little Man comes to collect money for the paper in Chapter 9?

2. What does Little Man say that upsets Mam in Chapter 12? How does Mam respond?

3. What concerns preoccupy Little Man in Chapter 11? Are these concerns well-founded?

4. Why is baseball practice called off in Chapter 13? What does Little Man do instead?

5. Why do you think Mam allows Little Man to accompany her at the end of Chapter 16?

6. What conflict does Little Man face at Ara T's hideout in Chapter 10?

7. How does Little Man describe Ara T's hideout in Chapter 10?

8. What is noteworthy about Mam's appearance when she returns to work in Chapter 9?

9. What is significant about the abandoned ladder against the house in Chapter 13?

10. Why does Little Man disobey Mam in Chapter 16? What does he do to disobey her?

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