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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 kind of restaurant do Little Man's parents take him to in Chapter 7?

2. Who is Rat going to visit while Little Man takes over his newspaper route?

3. How does Little Man define Ara T's profession?

4. Before Mr. Spiro, who are the only two people Little Man says have ever talked to him directly about his stutter?

5. How many stitches did Rat get after crashing his bike on concrete stairs, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Little Man say he is relating the story of the stabbing in Chapter 1? Why is he relating the story in this manner?

2. How does Mrs. Worthington appear to Little Man when he sees her on Monday in Chapter 7?

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

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

5. What is a stutter? How is Little Man's stutter depicted in the narrative of Paperboy?

6. Who is Ara T? Why does Little Man give his pocket knife to Ara T in Chapter 3?

7. What is foreshadowed by Little Man's observance of Big Sack watching him from the alley in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Little Man's relationship with his mother. How close are Little Man and his mother? What concerns does Little Man's mother express regarding his speech impediment?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the autobiographical elements of Paperboy. How does the author describe his own struggles with stuttering? What similarities can be seen between the author and Victor Vollmer?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Mrs. Worthington in the novel. How old is Mrs. Worthington? What are Little Man's impressions of this character? How does Mrs. Worthington change in the course of the story?

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