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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 does Mrs. Worthington do shortly after inviting Little Man into her house in Chapter 9?
(a) She offers him dinner.
(b) She calls the police.
(c) She passes out.
(d) She calls his mother.

2. What does Little Man say Mam's response was when he asked her how old Ara T was in Chapter 13?
(a) "How old is the Devil?"
(b) "He's old enough to know better."
(c) "He's sixty-eight."
(d) "He's forty-three."

3. What is Mrs. Worthington's first name?
(a) Marie.
(b) Faye.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Christine.

4. What does Little Man want desperately to talk to Mr. Spiro about in Chapter 16?
(a) His English class.
(b) The girl he has a crush on.
(c) His argument with Ara T.
(d) His father.

5. What color is Mam's handbag that she takes with her to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What items fill the walls of Mr. Spiro's home?

2. Why is Mam not allowed to have her picture taken in the booth with Little Man at the zoo?

3. What is Little Man's favorite number?

4. What animals can Little Man and Mam see from the bench where they wait for their photograph at the zoo?

5. What does Little Man say that offends Mam and makes her upset while they are waiting for their photograph at the zoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Little Man ask Mam as they ride the bus home from church in Chapter 11? Why is this question significant?

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

6. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

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

8. Why does Little Man have to lie in order to get the photographer to take a picture of him and Mam at the zoo? What does Little Man tell the photo booth operator?

9. Why does Little Man go home before taking his collections to Rat's mom in Chapter 16? What does he find when he gets there?

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

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