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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. Where did Rat incur a scar from crashing his bike?

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

3. What street does Mrs. Worthington live on?

4. How many adults does Little Man describe having to sit with at one table at the restaurant in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

8. 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?

9. What do Little Man and Mr. Spiro discuss when Little Man comes by on Friday for collection in Chapter 5?

10. Why is Little Man's real name not revealed in the beginning of the story? How is he referred to in the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Big Sack in the novel. How does Big Sack know Mam? What does Big Sack do for a living? What role does Big Sack play in the plot of the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Mr. Spiro in the novel. How does Little Man meet Mr. Spiro? What are Little Man's first impressions of this character? How does Little Man's friendship with Mr. Spiro change him?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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