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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 animals can Little Man and Mam see from the bench where they wait for their photograph at the zoo?
(a) The penguins.
(b) The lions.
(c) The bears.
(d) The sharks.

2. Who does Little Man think beat Mam when she returns to work with a broken nose?
(a) Her husband.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Big Sack.
(d) Ara T.

3. How did the thief get into Little Man's room to steal his belongings in Chapter 16?
(a) By breaking in through the basement.
(b) By breaking a window.
(c) By breaking the front door lock.
(d) By climbing the ladder.

4. Why is Mam not allowed to have her picture taken in the booth with Little Man at the zoo?
(a) Because she is a woman.
(b) Because she is Asian.
(c) Because she is African American.
(d) Because she is Native American.

5. What kind of hat does Little Man wear when he poses with Mam at the photo booth at the zoo?
(a) A fedora.
(b) A cowboy hat.
(c) A top hat.
(d) A wizard's hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mam's favorite bench to sit on at the zoo?

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

3. Where is Mr. Spiro going for a trip in Chapter 15?

4. What job does Mam always give to Little Man when making breakfast?

5. Where does Little Man realize he left his newspaper bags in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How does Mam demonstrate courage in Chapter 16?

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