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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. By what nickname does Mam call the narrator of the story?

2. What does Little Man discover that his mother has been secretly doing when she leaves the house in Chapter 7?

3. Who is the author of Being and Time?

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

5. What movie does Little Man go to see with his father in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Little Man's first impressions of Mr. Spiro? How is Mr. Spiro described?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do Little Man and Mr. Spiro discuss during Little Man's visit in Chapter 8?

9. Why have Little Man's parents decided to take Little Man to a restaurant to eat in Chapter 7? How does he feel about this proposition?

10. Why does Little Man refuse Mam's offer for help with his collections for the newspaper route?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the narrative style of Paperboy. From whose perspective is the story related? Why do you think the author chose to employ this narrative style? How would the story differ if it were related from a different perspective?

Essay Topic 2

How does Little Man lose his yellow-handled knife? Why is it so important for Little Man to get his knife back? Whose help does Little Man elicit in retrieving his knife?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of Paperboy. In what year does the story take place? In what region does Little Man's family live? What role does the setting of the story play in the plot?

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