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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 street does Mam ask the bus driver if the bus will cross when she gets on to look for Ara T in Chapter 16?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Broadway.
(d) Lauderdale.

2. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the first reason he gives?
(a) He hopes to be a writer.
(b) He hopes to know his father.
(c) He hopes to outgrow his stutter.
(d) He hopes to get married.

3. Where have Little Man's parents gone for a business meeting and vacation in Chapter 9?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) New York.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Little Rock.

4. What does Little Man say Mam looks like in the photo from the zoo?
(a) A cowgirl.
(b) A movie star.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A peacock.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Little Man do with the granddaddy long-legs spider that crawls onto his book in Chapter 11?

2. What color uniform does Mam wear when she works for the narrator's family?

3. Who got Little Man out of the storm drain last summer when he became trapped?

4. Where does Little Man tell the photo booth operator at the zoo that Mam is about to return to in Chapter 12?

5. Where on the bus do Mam and Little Man sit when they leave to search for Ara T in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What can be discerned by the fact that no one comments on Mam's appearance at church in Chapter 11?

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

5. How does Mam respond to the situation in Little Man's bedroom in Chapter 16?

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

7. Where have Little Man's parents gone in Chapter 11? Who cares for Little Man while they are away?

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

9. 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?

10. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

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