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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 Little Man say "seemed like the least I could do for Mrs. Worthington" in Chapter 9?
(a) Canceling her newspaper subscription.
(b) Calling the police on her husband.
(c) Calling the police on her lover.
(d) Paying her paper bill for her.

2. On what day of the week is Mam allowed free entrance to the zoo as long as she wears her uniform and enters the gate with Little Man?
(a) On Fridays.
(b) On Saturdays.
(c) On Wednesdays.
(d) On Thursdays.

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

4. What name does Mam use to describe ghostlike spirits that she perceives?
(a) Poltergeists.
(b) Zombies.
(c) Haints.
(d) Trembles.

5. Who got Little Man out of the storm drain last summer when he became trapped?
(a) Mam.
(b) His mother.
(c) Rat.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Little Man tell Mam that Rat will be returning home in Chapter 10?

2. What does Little Man do with the picture of him and Mam at the zoo in Chapter 12?

3. Little Man says in Chapter 9, "I would be glad to be a grown-up for two reasons." What is the second reason he gives?

4. How does Little Man go about retrieving his ball from the roof in Chapter 13?

5. When was Martin Heidegger born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the setting of the zoo described in Chapter 12? What are Little Man's impressions of this setting?

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

4. What conflict takes place between Mam and a boy at the zoo in Chapter 12? How is the conflict resolved?

5. How does Willie respond when confronted by Little Man in Chapter 14? What are Little Man's impressions of Willie's response?

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

7. 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?

8. What discovery does Little Man make when he goes for his final collection at Mr. Spiro's home in Chapter 14? How does Little Man respond to the discovery?

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

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

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