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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 color hair does Mrs. Worthington have?

2. In Greek mythology, Jason and the Argonauts set out on a quest for what creature by the order of King Pellas?

3. What does Mam say Big Sack's family name is in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Little Man decide to take a bath at the end of Chapter 7?

5. Where was Rat trying to ride his bike down concrete steps when he incurred his scar, according to Little Man in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What plans does Little Man make with his father in Chapter 8? What becomes of the plans?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the events that occur in the climax of the narrative. Where does the climax of the story take place? What dangers does Little Man face in the climax? How are these conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How does Little Man evolve as a character in the course of the story? What is significant about Little Man telling his mother that he does not like pralines? How does this statement imply growth in Little Man?

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