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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rat's real name?

2. What three words has Little Man practiced in order to start a conversation with Mrs. Worthington on his route in Chapter 7?

3. What color does Little Man say Greaser Charles's Ford is in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Little Man say is his favorite baseball player in Chapter 5?

5. Why do Little Man's parents take him home early from the restaurant in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Little Man confess to Mam in Chapter 6? How does Mam respond?

2. How is Little Man's experience at the restaurant described in Chapter 7?

3. What are Little Man's first impressions of Mrs. Worthington? How does he meet Mrs. Worthington?

4. Who is Big Sack? What is this character's relationship to Little Man?

5. What does Little Man overhear his parents talking about after coming home from the restaurant in Chapter 7? What does he make of this conversation?

6. What is Rat's real name? What is Rat's relationship to Little Man?

7. What does Little Man encounter when he goes to Mrs. Worthington's home for newspaper payment collection in Chapter 6?

8. What information does Little Man reveal about himself, his friends, and his family in Chapter 1?

9. What does Little Man discover on his birth certificate in Chapter 7? How does he respond to this information?

10. What is the second "clue" that Mr. Spiro gives to Little Man in Chapter 5? What does Little Man make of the clue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Mam's actions, objectives, and obstacles when she sets out from Little Man's home after discovering the theft from his bedroom? What instructions does she give to Little Man? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of racism and racial segregation in Paperboy. How is this theme developed through character and setting? What events in the story are directly tied to the themes of racism and racial segregation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Little Man's introduction to his homeroom class in Chapter 20. What does Little Man do in order to overcome his fear of speaking? What does Little Man say about himself?

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